BAT-Enabled Brave Browser Hits 10 Million Downloads

Brave Software has revealed that its cryptocurrency-backed browser, Brave, has surpassed 10 million downloads.

In comparison to other enterprising, and often far-fetched, blockchain projects, the Brave browser had a relatively smoother path to mainstream adoption.

The flagship browser offers an inbuilt app blocker that speeds up a user's browsing experience, provides greater security and consumes lesser data.

Offered via an ICO in May 2017, BAT famously raised over $35 million within 30 seconds of sale commencement.

Regarding incentives, users are rewarded BAT merely by browsing the internet, with all tokens received through an inbuilt app wallet.

Advertisers can also purchase BAT on cryptocurrency exchanges to buy ad slots on the Brave browser.

Precise statistics on the number of marketing firms choosing brave over Google, YouTube or other social media platforms remain unknown as of writing.

Despite its recent success, Brave is quick to point out that the download number does not necessarily correspond to a compared amount of users.

In July, the company stated that it had 3 million active users per day, with the figure expected to hit 5 million by the end of 2018.

Today, Brave is compatible across several operating systems-including Linux, Windows and Apple-and features over 20 search engines.