

It's not yet clear how much revenue they'll receive from the 310,000 or so people who use the PC version of the browser, but as ad blocking spreads, BAT payments could help offset lost ad revenue.Ĭorrection, 10:25 p.m. So far more than 1,400 YouTube publishers have signed up to receive BAT. YouTube stars also can sign up to receive BAT payments - something could be of interest given YouTube's tightening rules for who can get ad revenue - and Brave plans to expand to those who post videos on the Twitch game-watching site, too. More than 2,500 websites so far have signed up to receive BAT payments.

Brave can take the BAT you've earned from online ads and distribute it to websites and publishers automatically depending on how often you visit various sites.

Casual users don't need to know the inner workings. Its system is powered by the technology of cryptocurrency - specifically by the Ethereum Project's ether.
