Brave’s latest news

Securely Hold, Send, and Receive Solana Tokens on Mobile with Brave Wallet

Aug 18, 2022

Today, with Brave version 1.42, we're extending support for Solana to Brave Wallet on Android and iOS---bringing the speed and low fees of Solana to all our users.

Grab bag 4: privacy improvements for our iOS browsers make them best-in-class with leading protections

Aug 16, 2022

Recent versions of Brave on iOS include many new privacy features, ensuring that Brave iOS users have the strongest available protections of any iOS browser.

Aurora, an EVM on the NEAR Protocol, is now integrated in Brave Wallet

Aug 3, 2022

Brave is offering more choice to Brave Wallet users with the addition of a new pre-loaded chain: Aurora, an Ethereum L2 that taps into the scalability of the NEAR protocol

Brave expands its Wallet Partner program with six additional leading DApps

Jul 21, 2022

Last month we announced our Wallet Partner Program and a roster of six inaugural partners who integrated Brave Wallet connection in their DApps (decentralized applications). We are thrilled to announce six additional leading DApps spanning over 10 networks joining the program in July.

STAR: Brave’s new system for privacy-preserving data collection

Jul 19, 2022

Brave's new system STAR protects user privacy by ensuring the data users contribute are never unique to that user. This property, sometimes called k-anonymity, ensures that the data collector can only see a submitted value if the same value has also been submitted by some number of other users.

Solana DApp support now available for Brave Wallet desktop users, with mobile coming soon

Jul 12, 2022

Brave Wallet's integration with Solana offers more accessible avenues for DeFi and Web3, via fast transaction speeds, low fees, and a growing ecosystem of decentralized applications.

Brave Search passes 2.5 billion queries in its first year, and debuts Goggles feature that allows users to choose their own search rankings

Jun 22, 2022

Private, independent search engine exits beta phase on its first anniversary, with innovative features that help users de-Google their search

Brave announces Filecoin integration and more preloaded EVM chains in Brave Wallet

Jun 21, 2022

Today’s Brave browser release (v1.40) is expanding on the mission of making Brave Wallet a safe, easy-to-use onramp to Web3. It gives users easy access to new chains and decentralized apps (DApps), right in the browser, no extensions required.

NEAR Foundation and Brave announce partnership to integrate Aurora, an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) on the NEAR protocol, into Brave Wallet

Jun 10, 2022

Announced at the Consensus conference, Brendan Eich and Alex Shevchenko explained how Brave and Aurora Labs will collaborate to integrate Aurora (an EVM on the NEAR Protocol) into Brave Wallet.

Brave Welcomes 6 Leading DApps to its new Wallet Partner Program

Jun 8, 2022

Brave’s native crypto wallet now features integrations from ApeSwap, Arken, Bogged, DODO, Open Ocean, and Skiff.

Brave’s use of Direct Mailers

Jun 4, 2022

As Brave continues to grow, we find many users who haven't heard of us yet, so we try new marketing channels for efficacy, reach, affordability, and privacy.

AfrofutureDAO announces partnership with Brave browser to amplify and support indigenous African creators

May 25, 2022

AfrofutureDAO and Brave are excited to announce a partnership to amplify African creators to the global Web3 community.

Brave and Guardian Team Up Again to Integrate the Brave Android Browser with Guardian Firewall + VPN

May 24, 2022

Brave Software and Guardian have extended their partnership to integrate Brave Firewall + VPN into the Brave Android app.

Brave Browser now Integrates with Solana Blockchain to Expand Web3 Access

May 24, 2022

With Brave's 1.39 desktop release, we're announcing our first steps towards full integration with the Solana ecosystem. By partnering with Solana, Brave enables users to explore Web3 with significantly lower transaction fees and faster processing times than the Ethereum network.

First-Party Sets: Tearing Down Privacy Defenses Just as They're Being Built

May 19, 2022

Google is proposing a feature called "First-Party Sets," which would have browsers reduce privacy barriers between sites. This is both alarming and harmful.

Brave 1.38 for iOS Debuts Privacy Hub for a Clearer View of What Brave Blocks on Every Page

May 18, 2022

New iOS version also includes enhanced fingerprinting protections and more privacy safeguards

Brave 1.38 brings privacy enhancements plus new Rewards options for Android

Apr 27, 2022

Today's Brave browser release features privacy enhancements on desktop and Android, plus new Rewards options on Android.

Brave and Gemini Expand Partnership to Provide Integrated Custodial Wallet for Brave Rewards on Android

Apr 27, 2022

With the Brave Android app update rolling out today (v1.38), Brave users who opt into Brave Rewards on Android can connect a Gemini account to their browser's Brave Rewards to manage their Basic Attention Tokens (BAT).

Introducing Discussions: Real Human Answers in Search Results

Apr 20, 2022

Brave is announcing an exciting new feature of Brave Search. It's called Discussions, and it’s now available on desktop and mobile.

De-AMP: cutting out Google and enhancing privacy

Apr 19, 2022

Brave is rolling out a new feature called De-AMP, which allows Brave users to bypass Google-hosted AMP pages, and instead visit the content's publisher directly.