Brave Browser - What's so special about it?

ernests (25)in #brave • 5 years ago (edited)

Brave Web Browser is the latest unique browser to join the ever-expanding market. The open source and free browser from Brave Software Inc. have positioned itself as the browser that loads faster with better privacy protection than Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox. The firm was co-founded by Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and a co-founder of Mozilla. Brave keeps data safe and provides users with the power to save or delete it. It features a built-in ad and all the trackers that come with it - blocker. In default, all of the ads will be blocked. Unlike most common browsers, Brave also helps to fight phishing and malware.

Brave is the Browser that fights for people as cheesy might is sound, but it's true, think about it? No one likes ads, no one likes to be tracked and no one likes to be scammed. Google & Mozilla could take a fight against that, but they didn't.

Brave is really FAST!

Brave’s load speeds emerge on top. Fast browsing is supported by Brave’s lack of thirds party ads. You, therefore, have less content to download before accessing your favorite website.

Brave is an impressive machine. In our informal tests, we found it put less of a strain on system resource than that of even lean browsers like Firefox Quantum-like less than half of the memory in some cases up to 70 percent of CPU cycles when performing the same tasks than other browsers.

How fast is Brave, really?

Brave Web Browser is faster than Google Chrome & Mozilla Firefox, a lot faster. If you like speed then you should consider changing your web browser and buckle up.

Brave Browser vs Google Chrome

Brave Browser vs Mozilla Firefox

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You Get Paid To Browse Ads

The concept of getting paid for browsing has been a dream. However, Brave browser has changed the game. All you have to do is to enable Brave ads. View the ads and get 15% of the revenue. For content creators, you are supported by users who love your content. All payments are in the form of BAT tokens.

The ads appear in the browser and don’t replace a previously blocked ad. Brave says the ads are coming from partners like Vice, Home Chef, ConsenSys, Ternio BlockCard, MyCrypto and eToro.

The company also has plans to work with publishers that want to run ads when their site is viewed on the browser, with the revenue then split between Brave, the publisher and the user.

Note: Brave will always pay their users more or equally the same revenue share. Putting the user as number one priority.

How to Earn, Spend and Trade BAT

There are currently three main ways to get BAT:

Point 1Through Uphold. Uphold is a remittance service that supports bitcoin, BAT and a number of other cryptocoins.
Supported payment methods include bank cards and crypto-crypto exchanges.
Point 2 Through your BAT wallet. All BAT wallets can automatically convert bitcoin, ether and litecoin into BAT. The conversion process takes place in the background.
Point 3 Through a cryptocurrency exchange. Changelly, ShapeShift, Bittrex, Binance, Poloniex and many other cryptocurrency exchanges support BAT.

Once you deposit BAT into your Brave browser BAT wallet, there’s no way to make a withdrawal. In other words, the wallet comes with Brave is currently “unidirectional.” However, future updates will give add withdrawal functionality.

Brave’s Extensions

So you want to switch to brave, but you have valid arguments that you are using these special extensions that you need for work and entertainment and you don't want to switch due to that fact? Well, guess again every single extension you have on google chrome you can also have on Brave.

Brave is set up on the Chromium platform. Chromium is an open-source system that also powers popular browsers like Google Chrome and soon Microsoft Edge. Based on the Chromium capability, you can almost use all Chrome extensions on Brave. The extensions on Chrome can be added to Brave through the Chrome Web Store.

Brave - Explained

Brave Browser Explained
For those who still don’t understand what I'm talking about, let me sum it up. Brave Browser is – it’s a cryptocurrency powered browser.

Brave has a built-in cryptocurrency wallet, in which users can manage their BAT(Basic Attention Tokens). Through this feature, users can reward content creators on the web according to the attention they give them, or with an amount they specify. You can specify in setting how much you’re willing to contribute for each website.

The company is also testing its advertising program, which is set to reward users for seeing approved ads. Its users will receive 70% of the revenue from “user ads,” which are set to be “delivered directly to the user in a separate ad tab” and with 15% of the revenue from the ads that appear on websites, known as “publisher ads.” That’s a program that will pay you for viewing ads. There will also be the option to turn off the ads, no matter what.

During the trial, those who opt to see ads may see their browsing history be sent to the team anonymously, in order to help improve the system. Brave’s browser is notably privacy-focused, as it even features Tor integration and uses the privacy-centric search engine DuckDuckGo on incognito tabs.

If you still haven’t tried Brave’s Browser – DOWNLOAD

If you’re already a user, you can sign up for the referral program and refer a friend. Each friend you refer to Brave’s Browser, the company will rewards you with BAT Tokens worth of $5. You will only receive those rewards if your friend becomes an active monthly user.

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