💻 Web3-powered Browser

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• Brave Browser - internet browser that rewards crypto
• Blockchain jobs - a listing of fresh jobs related to web3/blockchain/crypto.
• In Other News - a few interesting developments we're tracking.

Brave Browser - internet browser that rewards crypto

Brave Browser is a privacy-first, crypto-powered browser that blocks websites from tracking by default. Brave’s primary goal is to redefine how we think about browsing the web, by blocking websites from tracking, and rewarding  with cold, hard crypto for watching advertisements instead. Brave users can actually earn revenue in the form of Basic Attention Token (BAT) by opting to view anonymous, privacy-preserving ads. The company’s ad network provides users with an option to watch anonymous ads, before being paid in BAT. However, the service is optional.  

Brave is built on top of the open-source Chromium web browser that Google’s own Chrome is based on. From a UI and ease of use standpoint, that means the switch to Brave is essentially a painless one for existing Chrome users, with everything situated where the user would expect it to be. Given the basic nature of web browsers in general, the users won’t struggle with navigation if coming from another browser either.

The Brave mobile app helps to maximize Brave rewards, or simply enjoy the same ad-free, privacy-focused experience while on the move, on both iPhone and Android. Brave’s mobile app is just as fast and slick as the desktop version, and the Shields, ad-blocking and rewards all work the same, regardless of whether the user links the mobile browser to the desktop app. iOS users get an additional extra feature in the form of Brave Playlist—a feature that lets iPhone and iPad users curate a list of videos from different sources like YouTube and Vimeo. Adding a video to the playlist is as easy as long-pressing a video, and tapping the “Add to Brave Playlist” button.

A Chrome user can easily switch to Brave, as it's the same experience in a browser that not only uses up fewer system resources, but also blocks ads, pays to view non-tracking ads, and offers a bunch of easy to use, powerful privacy features in the process.  

Brave Group has raised a total of 3.04 billion Yen. Brendan Eich and Brian Bondy are the founders of Brave.

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