Overview
Ethereum infrastructure leader Consensys has successfully acquired Web3Auth, aiming to modernize its widely-used MetaMask wallet. The acquisition aims to enhance the onboarding experience for users, addressing significant usability issues within self-custodial wallets.
Key Points
- The financial specifics of the acquisition remain undisclosed.
- This move is part of Consensys’s initiative to tackle usability issues with self-custodial wallets and to improve the developer experience.
- Web3Auth’s technology, which is already utilized in about 8,200 decentralized applications, includes login tools that replicate familiar Web2 processes, enabling users to access their wallets without solely relying on seed phrases. This aligns with a broader trend in the industry towards “account abstraction”, which promotes a more user-friendly experience.
“This integration enhances MetaMask’s capabilities significantly… these include frictionless onboarding, customizable interfaces, and extended ecosystem connectivity,” said Joseph Lubin.
The upgrade also targets developers using the MetaMask infrastructure, making it easier to integrate blockchain technology into consumer applications, according to Consensys.
“The future of using web3 is going to be full of embedded wallets… minimizing user interactions to the meaningful ones,” added Dan Finlay.
Further Reading
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