Brave Browser Review

 If you have read some of my posts before you might know I am a big fan of Firefox. I also strongly dislike Chrome. But there is one chrome based browser I have started to grow fond of and that is Brave.

Brave and cryptocurrency

I first heard about Brave because of the build-in cryptocurrency called BAT. Also known as Basic Attention Tokens.

It seemed like a neat idea. Block ads but support websites with a cryptocurrency called BAT. You can give tips or auto contribute based on the time you spend on sites.

So I tested it out. It was neat but I wasn’t sure if it was for me. One thing was it seemed like a pain to convert BAT into real money. I was also never really a cryptocurrency enthusiast. And it was Chrome based. 

But I seen potential in BAT and I was glad someone was attempting something new.

Brave’s ad blocking and bandwidth saving

What ended up getting me to switch was an event that ruined my day. I was looking up some info on my phone when my wife asked me to help her with something. So I put my phone down on the table and forgot about it for a while. When I picked my phone back up later I noticed some video ad was playing. Then I checked my data and I had gone over my cap. This was before I had real internet at home. So I was not happy.