Stellar's Freighter wallet rebrands as Varial with discovery focus

What sources claim

• The Stellar Development Foundation's blog announced that Freighter is now Varial, with a new name and a new focus on helping users discover and use the best apps, assets and opportunities across the Stellar ecosystem.
• The same post said Freighter launched in 2020 as a browser extension and a reference implementation for developers building on the Stellar network.
• According to the post, when smart contracts arrived on Stellar, Freighter became the first wallet to support them.

Still unresolved

• What becomes of the Freighter browser extension and any existing installations under the Varial name, and whether the foundation has published migration steps for users?
• Whether the rebrand changes the wallet's fee, custody or key-management model, which an official foundation statement or product documentation would confirm?

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