Encrypting DNS Zone Transfers
Sep 14, 2021
Brave, along with a team of DNS experts from the industry and open source communities, recently helped publish an IETF standard (RFC 9103) to fix a long-standing privacy and security hole in the DNS.
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Welcome to the Brave blog, your front page for feature releases, privacy enhancements, company updates, info for advertisers, and more.
Brave Rebate Program
Sep 10, 2021
In connection with the upcoming release of the new Brave Wallet, we will be launching the Brave Swap Rewards Program, a new program that will allow swap users to recoup 20% of their swap fees.
Brave Passes 36 Million Monthly Active Users
Sep 2, 2021
As users are increasingly adopting privacy-preserving tools to protect their Web usage, Brave now has 36.2 million monthly active users (MAU) and 12.5 million daily active users (DAU).
Improving privacy by improving Web compatibility
Sep 1, 2021
Brave is disabling filter list blocking for first-party subresources to improve privacy for typical Brave users. Advanced users still have the ability to deploy more aggressive privacy protections, even those that might break sites.
Brave and Gemini partner to provide an integrated custodial wallet for Brave Rewards users
Aug 31, 2021
Starting today, Brave users who opt into Brave Rewards can use the new Gemini User Wallet to custody their Basic Attention Tokens (BAT).
Grab bag 2: permission lifetimes, bounce tracking, and fingerprinting protections
Jul 21, 2021
Brave users can now choose to give sites temporary access to permission-protected capabilities to better protect their privacy. Common examples of permission-protected browser capabilities include web cameras, microphones, location information, and motion sensors, among others.
New Study by MAGNA & Brave Shows That Consumers Are More Likely to Support Brands in Ad Environments Where They Have Control
Jul 21, 2021
Study finds that three in four people find privacy protected ads and the option to control the number of ads they see daily appealing.
BAT Roadmap 2.0: Update 2
Jul 7, 2021
At Brave, we want to make crypto usable and DeFi accessible for everyone, and towards these ends, we are excited to share the second update since we published the BAT Roadmap 2.0 in February 2021.
The Brave Marketer Podcast Kicks off Season 2 with Marketing Expert from Disney+
Jun 28, 2021
Today, we’re launching the first episode of Season 2 of The Brave Marketer podcast, featuring an interview with Andrea Cutright, VP, Global Subscriber Marketing and Insights for Disney+ who discusses how they exponentially surpassed growth targets, and why “killing the hypothesis” led to massive product adoption.
Building and releasing the Brave browser to tens of millions of users
Jun 25, 2021
Our user base has grown by more than 10x these past years, recently passing 32 million monthly active users, and if you add the increasing number of platforms, channels, and architectures to the mix, then our build and release capacity had to scale 100x.
Brave Search beta now available in Brave browser, offering users the first independent privacy search/browser alternative to big tech
Jun 22, 2021
Starting today, users have a new independent option for search which gives them unmatched privacy. Brave Search is built on top of a completely independent index, and doesn’t track users, their searches, or their clicks.
Using Federated Learning to Improve Brave’s On-Device Recommendations While Protecting Your Privacy
Jun 8, 2021
We propose a new privacy-first framework to solve recommendation by integrating federated learning with differential privacy. This work on private federated recommendation is only one example of how we intend to leverage federated learning with privacy on the Brave browser in the future.
Brave and Origin Collaborate on Exclusive NFT Drop in Celebration of Their Ongoing Partnership
Jun 2, 2021
Last year, Brave and Origin announced their partnership. Today, we are excited to announce our latest collaboration with Origin, TABONG: a series of six digital Brave x Origin NFT collectibles created in celebration of Brave and Origin’s partnership!
Brave Crypto DNS Strategy
May 26, 2021
Brave, as part of our mission to make crypto accessible and usable to all, is integrating several blockchain-based DNS providers. As we integrate these crypto-DNS providers, we commit to the following principles in resolving domain names…
THEMIS RFC&C Wrap Up
May 26, 2021
We received 10 RFC&C proposals from teams focusing on both L1 and L2 tech that brought practical insights on how to improve the original THEMISv2 protocol spec. In this blogpost, we’ll dive into each of the received proposals and provide pointers for the material each team submitted for the RFC&C.
Announcing bitFlyer Wallets for Brave Rewards Desktop Users in Japan
May 13, 2021
Today, we are thrilled to announce verified wallets in partnership with bitFlyer in Brave Rewards for our desktop users in Japan.
Unstoppable Domains and Brave to Provide Millions of Users Access to the Decentralized Web
May 13, 2021
Blockchain domain name provider Unstoppable Domains today announced a collaboration with privacy-oriented web browser Brave that enables native browser support for the crypto domain name company.
Brave Playlist Launches on iOS App: Your Favorite Content at Your Fingertips, Anytime, Uninterrupted
May 6, 2021
With Brave Playlist, users can access their content in one list from the most popular platforms, anywhere and anytime, making it ideal for commuting, traveling, or everyday enjoyment of music, videos, and podcasts.
Brave is the first browser featured on the Epic Games Store
Apr 22, 2021
Brave is now available for download on the Epic Games Store for Windows users, making it seamless for gamers and streamers to experience the Web like never before.
Why Brave Disables FLoC
Apr 12, 2021
Brave opposes FLoC, a recent Google proposal that would have your browser share your browsing behavior and interests by default with every site and advertiser with which you interact.
