Company

Brave

1 interview on Crypto Coin Show

Brave is a privacy-focused web browser with over 120 million users. The company is developing self-custody payment capabilities, including Brave Pay and a associated rewards card, to enable cryptocurrency transactions for its user base.

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Interview · Sep 18, 2026Brave's plan to bring self-custody payments to 120 million usersBrave has 120 million-plus users and most still don't touch crypto. SELF-CUSTODY PAYMENTS is how Brave is closing that gap, and Roadmap 4.0 is the plan to turn the world's biggest privacy browser into a Venmo-like, self-custody wallet anyone can use. Luke Mulks, VP of…Watch the episode →

Market

Market data: CoinGecko. Full BAT price page →

Key facts

On CCS1 interviewSep 2026

Sectors

Privacy-focused web browser

Project links

Links go to official Brave channels. Always verify before connecting a wallet.

Brave Roadmap 4.0

Published July 9, 2026, BAT Roadmap 4.0 is Brave's plan to turn a browser with 120M+ users into a payments network. Most Brave users have never touched crypto, so the goal is a self-custody wallet and card that feel as simple as Venmo, with $BAT rewards and buybacks tied to the revenue they generate.

122Mmonthly active users
50Mdaily active users
5Mdaily Brave Rewards opt-ins
2M+verified creators and sites

Unified Brave Wallet

One wallet for saved cards, self-custody multi-chain crypto accounts and Brave Rewards, with built-in on and off-ramps.

Brave Rewards Card

A virtual and physical stablecoin-powered card for everyday spending that earns BAT on purchases. Issuer partner still to be announced.

BravePay protocol

Self-custody stablecoin payments with .brave addresses, direct fiat on-ramps and GENIUS Act-compliant stablecoins. Merchant support comes later.

AI agent payments

Browser support for x402 and the Machine Payments Protocol, so AI agents can pay for content and APIs, including Brave Search API.

Creator Contribution Protocol

A verifiable way for AI systems to pay micro-royalties back to the registered Brave Creators whose work they use.

Open-source SDKs

BravePay and Rewards SDKs so merchants and app developers can plug into BravePay, Brave Ads and millions of creators.

What it means for $BAT

Revenue from wallet swaps and bridging, on and off-ramps, .brave domain sales, the Rewards Card and BravePay funds BAT buybacks for user rewards and creator contributions, alongside opportunistic buybacks disclosed on Brave's transparency pages. Brave Rewards also shifts from notification ads (sunsetting by end of 2026) to an Offer Wall, a tiered loyalty program and BravePass.

Fall 2026Unified wallet opens for community testing
End of 2026Card issuer locked in and sign-ups or virtual cards targeted, per Luke Mulks. Notification ads sunset.
Q1 to Q2 2027Main wallet and BravePay protocol rollout, per Luke Mulks

The card drew 66,000 waitlist sign-ups in its first three weeks.Watch Luke Mulks walk through Roadmap 4.0 →Brave's full roadmap →

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What Brave told us

2 moments · 1 interview

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“We've got 66,000 waitlist sign-ups for this card and it's only been 3 weeks that we've had it out.”

LMLuke MulksVP of Business Operations · Sep 2026▶Watch at 20:15

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Sep 2026
LMLuke Mulks · Brave's plan to bring self-custody payments to 120 million users
“The average purchase amount on these crypto cards is between a thousand and two thousand dollars a month with like three to five purchases.”
▶Watch at 12:39