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Brave Browser: A Beginner’s Guide

The Brave Browser is a browser very similar to other browsers such as Chrome, Firefox or Safari. The difference is that Brave Browser has integrated tracking blockers and ad blockers, making it a privacy-oriented browser. The company that makes the Brave Browser also produces a cryptocurrency called BAT or “Basic Attention Token”. The main feature of Brave Browser is its built-in advertising platform that allows users to opt for advertisements and earn cryptocurrency in exchange for giving their attention to advertisements.

BAT is fuel for Brave Browser

Brave
Software Inc. is creating an ecosystem of users, applications, and services powered by their signature web browser, the Brave Browser, and their BAT cryptocurrency. Using Brave Browser, users can activate advertisements and receive BAT as compensation for their time, attention and data. This is in stark contrast to the way today’s advertising and data markets work. Users are typically excluded from the compensation model, which according to Brave Software Inc, this is a model for a broken Internet.

The Brave Browser shows its dedication to your time and privacy whenever it has the opportunity. Here’s a screenshot of the information provided by Brave every time you open a new tab or window:

As you can see, the browser automatically blocked a lot of trackers and ads, made sure I had secure connections, and decided to let me know how much time it saved me as a result. It’s hard not to have gratitude for such a browser.

Who created Brave Browser?

The Brave Browser was created by Brave Software Inc in 2015. The CEO of Brave Software Inc is Brandon Eich, founder of JavaScript.

Alongside Brandon are the lead engineers of major projects such as Mozilla Firefox, another famous and popular privacy-oriented browser. The Brave Browser has been in development since 2015 and features regular improvements as the team implements more and more features in the browser.

How is BAT used?

The Basic Attention Token is being used in more and more places as Brave Software Inc grows the ecosystem. While you can earn BAT for free, simply by using the browser, if you want to earn BAT from one of the supported social media platforms, you need to register as a Brave Publisher. BAT owners can donate to your Twitter, reddit, youtube, github accounts, or directly to any website you own. Apart from that, BAT can be traded on most cryptocurrency exchanges in the world.

How can I start earning BAT to watch ads?

Start earning BAT now by clicking here and downloading Brave Browser. After downloading Brave Browser, click on their setup process to set up an in-browser wallet to hold your BAT.

Next, if you want to maximize the amount of BAT you receive, click on the settings and set the number of ads you receive in an hour maximum. The browser will pay the BAT due on a monthly basis. To withdraw your BAT from the browser, you will need to set up with an Uphold account.

Why do I need to support?

Uphold is a custody wallet provider that you need to use if you want to pick up your BAT directly. Uphold will require the basic KYC step such as providing your name, email, and phone number. It’s always a good idea to set up 2FA when it’s offered by the service so that your account isn’t hacked and your funds aren’t lost.

Uphold has a built-in exchange. So, after earning your BAT, you don’t have to hold it, you can exchange it for a wide variety of other cryptocurrencies.

Brave wallet

Brave offers a large number of benefits for anyone who has invested heavily in the crypto ecosystem (or potential investors).

One of the most recent additions to the Brave platform is an integrated native wallet. Browser wallets are incredibly popular in cryptocurrencies because you can use them to interact with other protocols such as decentralized exchanges (for swaps) or NFT markets (for buying NFTs).

Most browser-based wallets (such as MetaMask or Phantom) have a looming weakness in security: they need to be downloaded.

A very common scam is to upload fake wallets and then steal the users’ recovery phrase. The Brave Wallet does not suffer from this weakness because it is already integrated into the browser. No extension is required, and users don’t have to download anything.

In addition, Brave Wallet offers support for hardware wallets such as Ledger and Trezor for added security. You can even buy cryptocurrencies directly in your wallet using the Wyre service in most jurisdictions.

On the flip side, Brave Wallet only supports EVM-compatible cryptocurrencies (Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche etc.) currently and does not offer crypto staking.

Brave Browser vs Chrome

So how does Brave Browser compare to the browser it essentially relies on?

Suffice it to say that Brave gets the nod to Chrome in numerous ways.

From the start, Brave Browser is a far superior choice for anyone concerned about privacy (the sheer amount of data Google collects from people is staggering).

But Brave actually offers a number of advantages over Chrome beyond just privacy. Brave is actually slightly faster (Chrome is known as a resource pig). You can also earn BAT tokens for using Brave, which you would never be able to do on Chrome. Brave is better, in general, for anyone involved with cryptocurrency due to its built-in wallet and wide variety of extensions.

However, it’s not all win-win for Brave. Chrome is the best choice for compatibility with every single website or extension. Brave has a much smaller user base and due to its advanced ad-blocking technology can glitch off certain websites. It’s generally good to have a second browser to test certain websites if you run into problems.

In general, Brave works great and is a top choice for anyone interested in cryptocurrency.

How can I become a brave publisher?

To become a Brave Publisher, go to publishers.brave.com and simply create an account. Once you have an account and have verified your email, you can start setting up channels through which users can donate or “tip.” Channels include, but are not limited to:

  • Your website
  • chirp
  • GitHub
  • contraction
  • Reddit
  • External links
  • Vimeo

Brave allows you to monitor which of your channels are performing best. As Brave Software Inc grows the ecosystem, it will continue to add more and more opportunities to earn tips through various social media channels. It’s that simple. It doesn’t take long to open up a new revenue stream and become one of the first to adopt an exciting new technology and cryptocurrency.

What should I do with BAT once I have?

Once you have BAT, you can exchange it for your favorite cryptocurrency, whether it’s Bitcoin, Ethereum, or almost anything else. You can give it to your friends or give it to your favorite content creator. You can even trade it for CAD, USD or EUR directly on Uphold and buy your next coffee with it. Brave Software Inc estimated that in 2019 participants who watch ads can earn around $60 to $70 on the high end. This is a small café every week, just to watch the commercial. Not bad.

Once you start
using Brave Browser, you’ll start noticing the BAT symbol on YouTube, GitHub, and Tweet. This is Brave Browsers’ way of letting you know that you can tip the creator of the tweet or video. For example, Twitter’s tweet toolbar now looks like this!

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