News Summary:
On April 2, 2026, Opera issued a developer update to version 131.0.5856.0, which included an update to Chromium 147.0.7703.0, improved UI positioning, fixes for toolbar and navigation button visibility, enhanced session state persistence, and the enablement of a new Volume Booster feature. The same day, the company released Opera 129.0.5823.44 as a stable update, addressing multiple crashes related to network requests, a Windows freeze after installing extensions, and restoring YouTube desktop push notifications. Previously, on March 31, Opera announced plans to allow users to convert Opera Rewards points into stablecoins redeemable via MiniPay. This followed MiniPay's integration with WalletConnect Pay on March 30, expanding stablecoin utility for physical commerce at point-of-sale terminals. MiniPay, Opera’s self-custodial wallet built on the Celo blockchain, leverages WalletConnect Pay, which processed over $400 billion in transaction volume in 2025. Also on March 30, Opera enhanced its Neon browser by enabling AI clients such as Claude, ChatGPT, Lovable n8n, and OpenClaw to connect directly to the browser through MCP Connector.
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