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Hey, altcoins' enthusiasts! Brave is a decent browser to block ads, remain anonymous and to make a little extra income by viewing ads which appear randomly during your internet browsing session. Do you use this feature? Is it being profitable for you? What is your feedback?

I think I'm using it for 2 years, or maybe almost 3 years. So far I haven't withdrawn or swaped any BATs from my wallet. Almost extra 25$ made through it, potentially reaching a higher sum of money if BAT does well on the next bull season.

Would you hold or sell? What is your take on BAT?

https://i.imgur.com/JkJZ4GO.png

I personally don't care about the BAT I earned on using brave browser. I countlessly reset my devices and don't really care about the earning I got from it, I've been using it for years and I do wonder how much should I potentially earned from it. I just really enjoyed brave browser as my main browser and rarely switch into other browser given that those don't have a built in ad blocker.

If I were in your position, I would personally withdraw the BAT earning and store it in a wallet and leave it till next bull market arrives. There project has been running for months now and I believe it's a good project, That's why I think it still has potential to it.

I think that i am using the brave browser now for around the amount of time as you. So far i have 94 Bat collected from displayed ads within the browser. If i remember correctly, then the price for 1 BAT was at around 1 Dollar during the last bullrun so then my earnigs would be almost 100$ withing two years from just using a browser that i would need to use anyway. So i would say that is definitely not to bad.
I have noticed though that since january of this year or so i am not receiving rewards anymore because they have changed something and now you have to connect your account in order to continue to earn BAT by watching ads.
The problem for me is that in my country both account providers that Brave is offering do not work in my country (Germany). I still use the browser because it works like a charm.

A few years ago, there were news that they added their own referral links to Binance search results in the Brave browser. Despite this minor scandal, I have continued to use them and have accumulated BAT. I don't plan to spend them for now and as a user I will continue to support them as much as I can. Also, I've only managed to accumulate 40 BAT so far. I think this topic can turn into a small-scale contest. I'm already wondering how much BAT our other friends have accumulated. :)

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2020/06/08/brave-browsers-affiliate-link-controversy-explained/

My take is that you have used it for almost 3 years and got $24. And that's not by using the browser (i am using the browser too), but watching the ads. Is it really worth your time? Time is one of the few things in life that you can't get back so it's one of the most valuable things you got. For someone like me who has trouble managing it, i sure as hell won't be giving i a way for cheap as that.

Bat might rise in the bull market but so can literally every died token out there. I seriously haven't seen any good reason for BAT to exist, nor i see any value in it to anyone.
People clicking the ads are poor and they aren't the target audience of marketers so everyone gets scammed here.

Look at that, if only they can give that amount for like 3 to 4 months, I'm sure others will consider using it and they will not gonna ignore that offer. This browser has been out there for so long offering a few rewards for using their browser but the problem is, they are not really good as the other available browsers out there and to get paid you need to view some ads which are not really that worth it because they pay is extremely low. People have a lot of things to do and they get some payment well for that and they won't gonna be affected by just some low amount of rewards like those that you can only get for 2 to 3 years of using that browser.

Someone(https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5440960.0) is buying that and I've tried to sell the few that I've got and just like you, I've never sold any of it from my browser. But mine's a little too low compared to you.
Since mine isn't that much, I'll hold it. And what's much better is that the browser itself is truly helpful for keeping my browsing out from the ads on the web.

If I have the BAT from the Brave browser, I will move it to another wallet and will not sell it if the price has not reached the peak price. But I don't use Brave browser but I have a BAT which I bought from the exchange and still holding it till now. I don't have high expectations for BAT but I see the price of this BAT can increase, especially if there is more support than now. In the meantime, you can keep using the Brave browser to generate even more BAT but we don't know when the price will increase.

I used Brave Browser as a my default browser for the long time, i think it’s seems Chorme Browser, it’s not a bad. But i earned very low coins, even not more than transaction fees lol, so i can't sell it. If need to views their ads it’s annoying to me otherwise it’s good, fastest browser. I don’t hope to big thing in the next bull run, now it’s up to you hold or sell.

Different from viewing ads at PTC and faucets websites, here we don't have to watch the ads for 5-30 seconds. You just have to click to open it once the notification appears on the right bottom side of your screen, and you are already credited with BAT for the upcoming payment which is done every month.

So, it doesn't consume any time at all. It's simply extra income, although it's low. Maybe for tier 1 countries, where the target audience is concentrated, there are more ads available and the payrates are better. It would be nice to hear a feedback from someone living in such countries who also uses Brave.

(Most ads displaying here are about NEXO lending platform. While I'm writing this post, a NEXO ad notification has just appeared :D).

I have BAT earning too on my mobile version Brave browser but I don’t have any idea how to withdraw it because it ask me before to do KYC in able to withdraw that’s why I decided to just leave it on my wallet and occasionally donating it on website to help other people that using brave browser.

That earnings is already good considering that you are just using the browser regularly and just clicking random ads provided by brave browser. I have this kind of extension to on my chrome which gives me payment per ads click and view that randomly appear on a website.

Brave does not make you anonymous at all. A browser is prone to browser fingerprinting, even though brave has fingerprinting minimization. Another feature that Brave has, is private browsing using the Tor network, but I wouldn't recommend that. An inherent risk of using a browser is a trackable fingerprint, also, Tor Browser has specific guidelines to incorporate Tor with a Browser, so I would not recommend Brave to be used with Tor.


That issue is also worth taking note of, along with many others one. I would be wary of a browser that has ever done such behaviour.

$25 for 2 years not really worth it so I don't think its profitable and don't expect it to be profitable in bull season as well because its given freely to every brave users so the circulation is high which will eventual decrease the demand and means the price remains same or not profitable comparing with the inflation rate.

I also installed it a few months ago, but I didn't keep it. It's a decent browser, but Chrome is the way to go for me. It offers synchronizations and password integrations that I simply cannot give up for a few pennies. Also, I was barely receiving any advertisements; my location could potentially be at fault, thus, I wasn't earning anything worthwhile to make me switch browsers. As you've also mentioned, you've only earned $25 in over two years; it's better than nothing, but still, it's personally not worth it. On top of that, in order to withdraw, you need an Uphold or Gemini account, both of which require you to go through KYC, which I'm not willing to complete.

Was also thinking the same when I tried installing it years ago. And it asked me to submit KYC document when I haven't even earned something yet. I don't think it will make me anonymous because of the KYC they ask for. I'm not sure if it was the exchange or the Brave itself that ask KYC but definitely, they asked for it. I uninstalled it.

But having 82,000 BAT already ready to sell when the price touches ATH, I might actually submit documents including the DNA  :D

Is it really worth it? Watching ads for like one-hundredth of a dollar or even less? I don't really think so. I've never used the browser personally, so I'm not sure about its usage and how it works and everything, but only for the ads and tokens, I wouldn't like to waste my time.

It makes no sense to have an ad blocker and then also watch ads. Ads are annoying, and getting paid portions of cents for watching them won't really change much. But, let's assume if I had any, just like you, I would obviously not sell them considering they are not really worth much at the moment.

That's exactly my point. Why should I install a so-called anonymous browser only to request my information later on? I don't see the point, it contradicts the concept of cryptocurrencies while the earning capabilities are extremely minor that it seems like a waste of time to me. The OP is likely to earn some money during an upcoming bull run but till then, the $25 are a petty amount to me in order to switch from Chrome. My convenience is much more important.

Honestly I'd probably just remove it onto a cold wallet and let it sit.  Who knows maybe next bull run it goes for a little bit.  It was essentially free money so why not gamble and keep it in BAT.  I have never checked out the browser probably time I take a look.

is it really worth earning $25 in 2 or 3 years of using the browser?
Do you always use brave browser and only get 82 BAT. It's quite sad if during that time you only generate very few BAT tokens. I know about Brave Browser since its first release and use it only for testing. Just like other browsers, built on a chromium base and open source.
and if you ask whether to hold or sell BAT tokens, are you sure you want to sell $25 and it still doesn't deduct the fee, maybe you have to wait another 2 or 3 years for more BAT tokens to get, maybe twice the amount Now.

Actually if he cashed out in the previous years, he should have made more than $25.
Because I am still using brave up until today but the earnings is very small now, and had converted my earnings to USD few times already.
If he had converted his BAT to USD when it was about $1 per token, he got good money out of it already.
But who knows, his waiting period will give him reward later on if this token will improve its price in the years to come?
But right now, the price is not worth exchanging it. It depends on when he will convert it to another crypto like btc or fiat.
He can just collect it for now, anyway, using brave browser is free and if you are just using the net all day long, why not use brave while earning some BAT?

I have been using Brave browser for years, the security and rewards are way better than other Chromium based browsers. Although it is not collected as much in Bat tokens but I will cashout these altcoin and sell on alt season when it is right time. Daily browsing and watching small window ads should worth something after years of user experience on Brave browser.

How many braves do you get every day if it's consistently paid? because the current BAT token price is only $ 0.3 and it is still a low price at this time compared to ATH which had touched $ 1.5. There's nothing wrong with just using the brave browser and then getting a BAT token. I've also tried it and now I rarely open it. More familiar with using the chrome browser. But it is possible that later it will be used again to collect some BAT tokens.

It's been a long time not using this browser and as far as I know that not all users can produce this token by looking at advertisements because advertisements are only available in certain countries and if I'm not mistaken too, users who want to withdrawn this token must do KYC through a third party platform and that's one of the reasons why I no longer use this browser, If I hope to get a profit when the price of this token goes back up I will prefer to buy and store it with all the risks that exist

I would guess that it is not just about what the price of BAT is, it is about how much is distributed. If you distribute a lot, then even with the current price people would be getting a lot, if you distribute less then it wouldn't be the same.

This means during bull runs when ads are such high paid things because everyone wants to get into crypto and they pay a good sum to do ads, the brave users will make a good profit since they are doing something that is desirable to payers, however when we are in the bear period there are not as many people who are willing to pay for those ads and that is why the return is not as much as it used to be.

This is correct; unfortunately, I was barely receiving any advertisements in Greece, and when I did, they were only from the hardware wallet Ledger. In other countries, such as the USA, perhaps users would receive more advertisements, resulting in higher earnings. Thus, the amount of coins you earn is solely dependent on your country of residence, which in my case wasn't much and stopped bothering me after a day or two. The BAT token is now worth $0.30, and the OP is likely to barely make $100 during the bull market, which isn't too shabby.

I installed Brave browser and used casually, it wasn't my default browser and I earned only 3.5 BAT since start. That's only $1.05 around. I don't know how much would it be if it was my default browser. Although I don't have any problems and my Brave experience was good overall, I never think about changing my default one. I can't speculate about BAT price.

Do you really mean that you earned from ads in two or three years only the equivalent of 25$? This is a small amount that is not worth it.

As for I tried to use it, but I was not able to profit from ads because I live in a prohibited country, but now I am not sad because earning this small amount during all this long period is not worth it!!! ???

I used the wave browser some time ago and in that time I accumulated a good amount of BAT coin as an airdrop of my activities from viewing ads, but I must say the income has not been that encouraging, and since I don't want to click any Ads that may lead me to a phishing site that will steal your I private information.
But then if you concentrate on the ads clicks you may make good extra income but I for once don't think it is worth the risk, imagine you earn $25 for your 2-3 years of activities on the browser.

I am a long-time Brave user here and I love the browser. No ads, trackers, or scripts. I donated the rewards over the years but it was only a few months ago that I started to not touch them. For now, I only have around 30 BATs which is around $8 something. I am planning to hold them until the next bull run and see how far it goes. ATH of BAT was nearly $2 and there is a high chance that it could reach $3. So a hundred BATs could be $300 by then. And that's coming from using a browser that is actually my choice even without its rewards. 

For now just hold maybe, you can sell all your tokens when the next bull happens. Right now 25$ for 2 years is not worth getting but maybe waiting more 1 year can make it 250$. I'm not into in this token but since this token already stands for years it's not a bad decision to hold more time.

I just come back from using Brave it's only been three months and already earned 18.500 Bats it's everything I want in a browser I should have used when I first stumble it three years ago I could have earned more if I continue using it
but now I'm dedicated to continuing use and would likely refer my friends here.
I'm thinking of buying BAT because I've seen its price a year ago it's down 83.41% right now, there's a possibility that the price will be back and maybe set another all-time high.

I used Brave on my computer back in 2021 to see how I would do with those profits from advertisements. I stayed on it for 2 or 3 months and I accumulates a few dollars in BAT, about 4-5$ which I ended up withdrawing and spending.

It is a good feature to capitalize one's browser through micro-earnings, but it is not for everyone, specially since in order to withdraw the money one needs to have an specific KC-verified account in any of only two exchanges, which could be a problem to those who have a problem with KYC or living in a country where those exchanges are not available.


https://community.brave.com/t/psa-venezuela-no-longer-supported-by-uphold-or-gemini/407050

Brave browser is no longer anonymous when they're have partnership with BAT token Brave, the so called "privacy" browser now requires KYC! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5170928.0), so you're just selling your data for getting small amount BAT token as the compensation. I don't think it's worth because you can make more money without selling your personal identity by offering your service or become a freelancer. I think watching ads and give your KYC to earn small amount token is pretty much like a bounty program.

And that's a risk if we really care about our personal identity. Better to buy BAT tokens directly on the exchange we usually use to trade and store them until the price can increase. But what raises a question is why the so-called "privacy" browser Brave now requires KYC. Is there any intervention from the government that forces developers to apply KYC to their users? If so, it's no longer feasible to use the Brave browser. It's better to use another browser that doesn't ask for any requirements except an email and password.

It was always a bit risky considering that you would have to share your information in a different type of data. You would be selling your searches and everywhere you go and everything you do, because they show the ads everywhere and it's basically a wrong thing.

All in all, I would say that this was a trick to convince people who need even the smallest amount of money, and I guarantee you that there will be plenty of people using it even with KYC because there are plenty of people who need money. I wouldn't, I am happy with my opera and that's all that I require, those small tiny amounts are not enough to convince me, but it will convince a ton of people.

In my case, it will depend. If I have tons of bats and then I also need money, maybe I will sell a big portion of my hodling. We invest in crypto in the first place so that we can get something so there is no point on hodling them forever.

It's kinda surprising that the op only achieve $25 for 2 to 3 years of using brave browser, I think if I am the one who will use it, my earnings will exceed already on that amount because I am a heavy internet user. This token is kinda old but it's not really performing well as other old coins. If we are to invest, I think there are better coins out there than bat but it's not bad if you will use their browser and get rewarded by bat tokens.

25 dollars for such a long period is,of course,very little.A regular browser that didn’t impress me much,so I continue to use chrome.And yes,as noted above in the messages,verification for an anonymous browser is strange,it seems to me that the idea was originally different.

I am not updated with Brave and BAT. But it seems like some people thought that you need KYC in order to use the browser? KYC is only needed when withdrawing the earned tokens. You can just ignore and leave those tokens or donate it if someone do not want to do KYC. I'm not going to do a KYC either if the amount is immaterial but if it reaches like $300 during a bull run then I will do a KYC like what I did on Binance and the other exchanges I used before. And from my understanding, Brave is not the one asking for KYC when collecting the tokens but the 3rd party wallet that the tokens are deposited.