Mist, Ethereum Browser Which Pioneered ERC20, GUI Wallet, dApps Discontinued-Brave to Carry Torch?

The Ethereum browser Mist, which pioneered dApp integration, cryptocurrency GUI wallets, and the ERC20 token standard was discontinued.

The browser was discontinued due to mounting security challenges and the proliferation of solid alternatives such as Brave, Opera, and Coinbase Wallet mobile, according to the announcement.

In a Mar. 22nd post from Mist team member and UI designer Alexandre Van de Sande, the formerly popular Ethereum browser and wallet Mist-funded by the Ethereum Foundation and described as the "Tool of choice to browse and use dApps"-is now discontinued.

In response to these security challenges, the Mist team has decided to dismantle the browser and take its valuable components and integrate them into other Ethereum projects.

For a time, Mist was one of the most cutting-edge browsers in the blockchain space, boasting the wallet that launched the first "Token standard," with Fabian Vogelsteller, author of the ERC20 paper, as a lead developer at Mist.

The software also featured the first GUI wallet that enabled users to interact with ether and import presale keys-at a time when interacting with the Ethereum blockchain was still done via command line.

Although the group has explored alternatives, the resources needed to maintain a safe browser were larger than what the Mist team could support.

The Mist browser will be discontinued and will no longer have active development support.

"Other browser developers have more resources and are closer to having web3 features natively, than we were of having a secure browser framework."

The Mist team will continue working together and will transition to helping improve the user experience and front-end of other teams in the Ethereum Foundation.