Brave’s latest news

bitFlyer Partners with Next-Generation privacy-protecting Browser Brave

Jul 9, 2020

bitFlyer will be Brave's first partner in the crypto asset wallet space in Japan.

Brave and NYIAX Announce Partnership Utilizing Blockchain and Privacy to Connect Advertisers and Consumers

Jul 9, 2020

Brave Software and NYIAX today announced a partnership that will enable advertisers to connect with consumers in a way that prioritizes personal choice and respects new privacy legislation.

New data shows publisher revenue impact of cutting 3rd party trackers

Jul 1, 2020

This note shares new data on publisher revenue impact from switching off 3rd party ad tracking.

THEMIS: Towards a Decentralized Ad Platform with Reporting Integrity (Part 1)

Jun 25, 2020

Brave Research presents THEMIS, a private-by-design ad platform that makes a significant and important step toward decentralizing the ad ecosystem.

California Privacy Rights Act to define and limit “cross-context behavioral advertising”

Jun 22, 2020

Following a court decision on Friday, it is now highly likely that California will curtail "cross-context behavioral advertising”. 

Johnny Ryan’s privacy keynote for P&G

Jun 15, 2020

Procter & Gamble invited Dr Johnny Ryan of Brave to give a (remote) keynote about how advertisers should adapt to the privacy-first future.

Important changes to the Brave Referral Program

Jun 11, 2020

Since Brave’s beginnings, our community has been a key engine to our worldwide growth. We are privileged to have such a passionate and dedicated user base that actively endorses and recommends Brave.

On Partner Referral Codes in Brave Suggested Sites

Jun 9, 2020

Delivering a better Web means protecting people’s privacy while building new, sustainable revenue models for creators and for Brave itself. We are trying new economic models that do not depend on user tracking or privacy violations…

Brave passes 15 million monthly active users and 5 million daily active users, showing 2.25x MAU growth in the past year

Jun 1, 2020

This May, Brave saw its monthly active users pass the 15 million mark with 15.4 million users, a growth of 50% since the Brave 1.0 launch this past November, and of 125% or 2.25x over the past year.

Guest AMA with Kindhumans

May 20, 2020

The most recent AMA took place on May 13th, and featured guests Justin “Hoost” Wilkenfeld, Suzi Wilkenfeld, and Dan I. Sack from Kindhumans, a non-profit on a mission to make kindness a viral phenomenon, and to unite and grow the community of kind humans around the world.

Industry discussion on the GDPR at 2 years old, and future EU regulatory development

May 20, 2020

Senior representatives of advertisers, publishers, and intermediaries discuss two years of the the GDPR in a discussion hosted by Brave. 

Fingerprinting defenses 2.0

May 18, 2020

Brave's goal is to both be the best browser for protecting your privacy, and the best browser for day-to-day, full-featured Web use. This post describes new privacy features being developed in Brave to better protect user privacy, without breaking privacy-respecting, user-serving websites.

Mjolnir: Tooling for BAT Apollo

May 11, 2020

Mjolnir is a tool for easily deploying and benchmarking Permissioned Ethereum Blockchain implementations.

Brave Launches Ad and Rewards Campaigns to Support Non-Profit Organizations Fighting COVID-19 Pandemic

May 7, 2020

Brave is offering organizations like Khan Academy, No Kid Hungry, GetUsPPE and others free space to advertise and fundraise for their COVID-19 relief funds.

Binance widget now available to all Brave desktop browser users, enabling seamless cryptocurrency trading and management

Apr 30, 2020

Today’s Brave desktop browser update features the Binance widget, the first exchange-browser integration of its kind.

New data on GDPR enforcement agencies reveal why the GDPR is failing

Apr 27, 2020

New data from Brave reveals that European governments have not equipped their national authorities to enforce the GDPR. Brave has called on the European Commission to launch an infringement procedure against 27 European governments. 

Browser First-Run: iOS Edition

Apr 24, 2020

Last year I did a review of several popular desktop browsers, focusing exclusively on what they do when you launch the browser for the first time. Today I decided to take a look at various browsers available on iOS 13…

Guest AMA with Matthew Liu & Nick Poulden of Origin

Apr 20, 2020

The most recent AMA took place on April 16th, and featured guests Matthew Liu (Co-founder) and Nick Poulden (Senior Engineer) at Origin.

New fully rebuilt Brave for Android boosts performance across the board compared to prior versions: 5% battery savings along with 3% of both data and CPU savings

Apr 6, 2020

New fully rebuilt Brave for Android boosts performance across the board compared to prior versions: 5% battery savings along with 3% of both data and CPU savings

Brave Launches New Swag Store Powered by Origin

Apr 2, 2020

Brave unveils new Brave Swag Store, the official source for Brave and Basic Attention Token-branded merchandise. Powered by Origin Protocol’s new decentralized e-commerce platform, Dshop.