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It may sound like a scam, but in fact it’s a new feature available to users of the privacy-focused[IMAGE: https://steemitimages.com/0x0/https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/steemhunt/production/steemhunt/2019-04-27/bdbdb284-bat.jpg]internet browser called Brave. The payment comes in crypto—specifically Brave’s Ethereum-based Basic Attention Token (BAT).
BAT came into existence back in 2017, during the height of the ICO craze. In May of that year, the company behind Brave sold $35 million worth of BAT in less than a minute, becoming what CoinDesk calls “the original sold-out-in-seconds ICO.” Since then, though, while the token has been tradeable, it hasn’t been much more than a speculative asset. As ICO projects come under increased regulatory scrutiny, projects like Brave are under pressure to demonstrate that their tokens have real-world utility and haven’t just been a way to make millions of dollars in seconds.
Brave’s browser, which blocks ads and trackers, has been around since 2016, and already has nearly 6 million users. Up until now, it has let users donate BAT to websites and YouTube personalities, as a wa
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https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613428/this-browser-will-pay-you-in-cryptocurrency-to-look-at-ads/
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