The Brave Browser – And BAT's all she wrote
My interest in the Brave browser originated from my affection for cryptocurrencies, but I also believed in the Basic Attention Token’s potential as a digital payment platform. Lately, my experiences with the Brave browser and, by proxy, Brave Software, have changed my mind.
It’s not a feature it’s a window opener (literally) to Binance’s buy and sell crypto page.
I hope Brave Software got a good deal from Binance because the rest of their credibility just went out the window.
Brave Rewards
As for the Brave rewards, well I found that my attention is not for sale after all. Swiping away ads gets old fast, and I’ve not clicked on a single one since 2019. Sure, I could disable Brave rewards, but without it, the Brave browser is just another severely lacking Chromium fork.
Anyhow, let’s have a look at my combined earnings since September 2019. I’ve been using the Brave browser on both mobile and desktop, and I’ve clocked in four months as a Brave creator.
Brave Rewards | Creator
| Mar. 2020 | Feb. 2020 | Jan. 2020 | Dec. 2019 | Nov. 2019 | Oct. 2019 | Sep. 2019 | Total rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNF | DNF | DNF | 0.0 | 1.43 | 0.95* | 0.0 | 2.38 BAT |
*= Self-tipped.
ParanoidPenguin.net creator earnings: That’s gold, Jerry! Gold!
Brave Rewards | Ads
| Device | Mar. 2020 | Feb. 2020 | Jan. 2020 | Dec. 2019 | Nov. 2019 | Oct. 2019 | Sep. 2019 | Total rewards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | 23.0 | 8.25 | 28.75 | 47.9 | 30.25 | 7.45 | - | 145.6 BAT |
| Desktop | 16.0 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 33.0 | 28.0 | 22.8 | 9.1 | 155.4 BAT |
Mobile ad earnings (left) and desktop ad earnings (right).
BAT Giveaway
In total, I’ve managed to stack up 300 BATs from Brave rewards and I would like to pay them forward to somebody else. However, only website publishers are eligible (as in no social media accounts).
Requirements:
- You’re an independent content creator with a website (preferable in English)
- An Uphold connected account (verified wallet)
If you want my BATs then send an email with a link to your website to the following address: bat at paranoidpenguin dot net
In case I get no response whatsoever, I’ll be offloading the BATs to a publisher of my choosing after April 5 (my final payout date).
I’ll post an update right here when I’ve selected a recipient for my tokens :)
A Brave Goodbye
In hindsight, I should probably have titled this post differently to gain some attention from the BAT believers. I received a few suggestions as to where I should offload my BATs, but nobody asked for them directly.
After spending some time digging through the publishers’ API, I eventually ended up tipping a publisher that offers a variety of resources and services for free. And they also enjoy Linux and pizza.
A look at my, well really Uphold’s, empty wallet.