Basic Attention Token (BAT)

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Basic Attention Token (BAT) is a cryptocurrency founded by Brendan Eich in 2017. It is a token based on the Ethereum blockchain that aims to revolutionize the digital advertising industry by directly connecting advertisers, content creators and viewers together.

The team over at BAT aim to create a new form of digital advertising space that fairly rewards content creators and the viewers of the advertisements through the power of blockchain technology. Furthermore, advertisers will also receive a better ROI using their system as they get more accurate data to play around with. 

The entire project is powered through the Brave browser, a specially designed browser that is focused on privacy and speed. It is created by Brendan Eich, the co-founder of the popular web-browser Mozilla and the creator of the programming language JavaScript. The Brave browser blocks all advertisements, cookies and malicious trackers by default, helping users to retain privacy. The browser also automatically upgrades every website to HTTPS for an additional layer of security whilst browsing. 

Brave automatically tracks the attention that a user may devote to a particular advertisement and assigns an Attention Value to that user. Using machine learning on that Attention Value for different adverts then allows Brave to show relevant advertisements to that specific user. This is perfect for both users and advertisers alike. The most important feature regarding attention tracking is the fact that the data tracked will always remain anonymous and never leaves the hosts computer at any time, allowing the user to retain his data.

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It Feels Good to Give: Donating BAT from the Brave Browser

29 Oct 2023 1 minute read 4 comments STUB

Giving feels good, doesn't it? Having the ability to give is fortunate. My virtual Basic Attention Token (vBAT) was set to expire October 30, 2023 if I did not verify it with one of Brave's custodial partners. So, I gave it all away. Shout out to the...

I can't be the only person to think this

26 Oct 2023 1 minute read 11 comments LeftFooted

I’ve been using Brave browser for two years and I’ve also tried using Presearch but it’s kinda hard to justify using it. Brave is faster than Chrome, or at the very least just as fast, and it automatically leans on Google, much like Chrome, which mak...

How I've Made $88 While Browsing with Brave

24 Oct 2023 2 minute read 2 comments CryptoLearning

If you've been in crypto for the past few years, you've already likely heard of the Brave browser. It is a browser that prioritizes privacy, which built-in ad blockers, data protection and a VPN. On top of the many features, perhaps what makes it sta...

Self-Custodial BAT (Still) Coming to Brave Browser

21 Oct 2023 1 minute read 3 comments LateToTheParty

On January 13, 2023, Brave announced big changes to the Brave Rewards program. If users wanted to accrue BAT, they would need to connect their rewards profile to a custodial account. Depending on where they live, it is either Uphold, Gemini, bitFlaye...

YouTube is cracking down on certain browsers

13 Oct 2023 1 minute read 0 comments LeftFooted

YouTube is taking measures to make sure you only watch it the way they say you should, which is understandable, and also annoying. As some of you know, watching YouTube with Brave Browser means you're YT experience is 100 percent ad free. Totally an...

SPOOKY! 👻 vBAT not in custodial accounts is flying away! 🦇

9 Oct 2023 1 minute read 2 comments STUB

Happy spooky season, everyone. I was greeted by this scary notification from the Brave browser: Action required: Connect a custodial account or your [virtual Basic Attention Token] vBAT will be lost On October 30, 2023 at 8:00 PM, we will be discont...

End of Q3 2023 Thunderboltkid Crypto Watch list Progress Report & Next Moves..,

7 Oct 2023 4 minute read 1 comment Thunderboltkid

This is a short note to self, derived from an early comment I made today on my Big Upside List posted in Dec 2022 as my beginning of 2023  prediction post To let myself and  you readers know how I did.., please reference the above post as a baseline....

AI Powered BAT : In-Browser Ad Wars are Poised to heat up, partly powered by Crypto?

3 Oct 2023 12 minute read 2 comments Thunderboltkid

Good Ole BAT  Ranked #117 in Market Cap by Coingecko keeps chugging along as the Brave Browser Team slowly improves Permissioned Ad Placement Targeting to Consumers through their Brave Browser, oh so slowly. That 'slow' pace, now endemic to Brave, ha...

Brave

2 Oct 2023 2 minute read 0 comments OfTheFreeMarket

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” ― Mahatma Gandhi As we continue to explore the world of digital currency, we’ve found some coins, trading platforms, wallets and other environments of the currencies which we support, see as reliable and...

Brave Officially Finds a Partner in the Biggest Country in the World

19 Sep 2023 2 minute read 1 comment Cje95

For most of my life China was the world's most populous country and with that label came economic clout. This year we have finally seen China dethroned by another country, India, to become the most populous thus resulting in an economy that is growin...