Frontier Wallet DeFi Ecosystem Monthly Rollup: September 2022

September 2022 will definitely go down as one of the most momentous months in crypto history. With the long-awaited Ethereum merge taking shape and leading blockchains like Algorand and Cardano following suit, it can be easily called the month when Web3 began to scale. As Web3 aligns to welcome its next billion users, the Frontier Wallet team was also building scaling features into our app, announcing the imminent launch of our first browser extension. From the PoS and merge compatible wallet upgrades to the positive feedback the alpha release of Chrome extension is receiving — the Frontier community has a lot to celebrate.

Product Features

🤖 Frontier Android v5 & v5.1.0 🤖

We launched a major v5 crypto wallet update for our Play Store users and followed that epic release with v5.1 Android crypto wallet release with even more features. Built with full support for the Merge, and all-new cross-chain capabilities, this release was designed to unlock more value across Web3. It also featured new UX improvements powered by our growing partnership with Unstoppable Domains to make human-readable NFT domains for tracking and sending.

iOS users will receive their update as soon as Apple approves it.

✨ Coming soon: Browser Extension ✨

Imagine everything you love about the Frontier Wallet mobile experience on your browser. Access all the blockchains you want, in one place. We're building this new wallet chock-full of all the bells and whistles you need to connect with dApps, trade, and enjoy a frictionless Web3 experience.

The alpha is already in the hands of select partners. We are adding more features and listening to feedback closely to deliver the flawless crypto wallet experience you expect from Frontier. The community beta should drop in October; watch our Twitter for more updates.

💪 PoS Merge Compatible 💪

As the global Ethereum community celebrated the complete transition to the Consensus Layer (Proof-of-Stake) mechanism, the Frontier product team also celebrated as we saw months of work to ensure a seamless experience for our users come to fruition. We worked with the Ethereum, L2 chain, and various communities to deliver at the dawn of this new era.

💵 New payment methods 💵

Buying crypto got a whole lot easier on Frontier Wallet with the addition of Binance Connect and Juno Pay. Both services offer a significant number of options for you to choose how you wish to buy or even off-ramp your crypto. Binance Connect brings the powerhouse of the world's largest crypto exchange behind it and offers users wide-ranging global payment methods compatibility. Juno Pay's instant on-ramp and off-ramp via cards, CashApp, and Venmo make it a tempting avenue for users already using those ecosystems.

🌉 Bridge from Router and XY Finance 🌉

As Frontier Wallet gains popularity amongst users for its swapping and bridging capabilities, we are happy to reinforce that strength with even more leading protocol integrations. In addition, we are excited to offer our users the fast, secure, and decentralized bridging features provided by Router Protocol and XY Finance.

🔁 Swap on Solana with Jupiter 🔁

To offer our growing Solana user base a one-stop solution to meet their crypto-swapping needs, we were pleased to integrate Jupiter into Frontier. This new integration should be an exciting addition for the Frontier community by offering liquidity aggregation services and a wide selection of tokens and fast routes.

🛟 Support portal goes live 🛟

With so many new users joining the Frontier community and even more features added each week, we felt our new and existing users would appreciate a robust Frontier Wallet support portal. Covering all the key areas of the product and some pieces on education, we will continue to build the support portal further in the coming months. We hope you enjoy it.

Ecosystem Updates

🚀 Ethereum Merge 🚀

As Merge fervor reached its crescendo, we at Frontier Wallet wanted to share some unique insights with our community. So, from covering the basics to common misconceptions and painting a picture of what comes next, we created a series of content pieces for our audience to consume.

Basics — Breaking down The Merge and its main impact.

Misconceptions — Dispelling misconceptions surrounding the Merge.

What next — One step of many, sharing what comes after the Merge?

📢 BTSE lists $FRONT 📢

BTSE announced it was listing $FRONT on its platform in alignment with its goal to bring quality digital assets to its audience. The BTSE centralized exchange (CEX) is designed to offer users a trading experience with deep liquidity that is also fast and secure while providing access to a wide array of verified crypto assets.

🔥 Algorand and Cardano upgraded 🔥

As the Merge was the toast of the Ethereum community, Algorand and Cardano ecosystems also celebrated their series of significant upgrades. Cardano chain's Vasil hard fork upgrade improved support for smart contracts and prioritized security. While Algorand's Pure proof-of-stake (PPoS) blockchain boosted speed, and added trustless cross-chain communication capabilities.

⏬ Download the full rollup Infographic here ⏬

📸 Meanwhile, here are some photos from the Frontier Wallet team at Singapore for Token2049 and FIL-Singapore.