What is Brave Rewards?

Brave Rewards is an opt-in program where Brave browser users earn BAT for viewing privacy-preserving ads. Users control which ad categories they see, and 70% of ad revenue goes to users as BAT.

Can I swap BAT without KYC?

Yes. SyntheticSwap supports BAT swaps with no registration or identity verification.

How do publishers earn BAT?

Content creators register as Verified Brave Publishers, then receive BAT from user tips and a portion of ad revenue when Brave users visit their content.

What is the BAT max supply?

BAT has a fixed max supply of 1.5 billion tokens. Of these, 1 billion were sold in the ICO, 200M allocated to user growth pools, and 300M retained by Brave for development.

Is BAT only for Brave browser?

BAT's primary use case is within Brave's ecosystem, but it's a standard ERC-20 token tradable on all major exchanges and usable in any Ethereum DeFi application.

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Basic Attention Token

Blockchain-based digital advertising token powering the Brave browser ecosystem

Launch Year

2017

Consensus

Proof of Work (Ethereum)

Max Supply

1,500,000,000 BAT

Block Time

~12 seconds

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Basic Attention Token

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About Basic Attention Token

Basic Attention Token (BAT) is an ERC-20 token that powers the Brave browser's privacy-focused advertising platform. Created by Brendan Eich (co-founder of Mozilla and creator of JavaScript), BAT represents user attention as a measurable commodity. Users earn BAT for viewing privacy-respecting ads, and can tip content creators or keep the tokens. Advertisers pay in BAT to reach users, publishers receive BAT for hosting ads, and users are rewarded for their attention — creating a three-way ecosystem that disrupts traditional digital advertising.

History

2017

BAT raises $35M in under 30 seconds in one of the fastest ICOs at the time

2018

Brave browser launches BAT-based Brave Rewards program globally

2020

Brave reaches 10M monthly active users; BAT publisher tipping widely adopted

2022

Brave Ads expand to mobile; BAT integrated with Gemini and Uphold wallets

How to Swap BAT

To swap Basic Attention Token (BAT) on SyntheticSwap, no account creation or KYC is required. BAT runs on the Ethereum blockchain as an ERC-20 token, compatible with MetaMask, Ledger, Rainbow, and any Web3 wallet. Navigate to SyntheticSwap, choose BAT as either source or target, enter your wallet address for the destination asset, and send BAT from your personal wallet to the deposit address shown. Swaps typically settle within a few Ethereum block confirmations, and your destination asset lands directly in your specified wallet.

How to Store BAT

BAT (ERC-20) is stored in MetaMask, Ledger Nano, or any Ethereum-compatible wallet. The Brave browser includes a built-in BAT wallet. For security, hardware wallets are recommended for large holdings.