

This means the user will no longer need to press “claim my ad earnings” and complete a CAPTCHA every month, making BAT earnings and redemption a seamless process. When a user earns BAT from opting into viewing privacy-preserving Brave Ads, BAT payouts are sent as direct deposits to the user’s Gemini account.

When a user presses “Verify wallet” and selects Gemini, users can create (or log into) an account with Gemini in order to verify their wallet, and any accrued BAT will be transferred to their Gemini account (This does not include BAT that is already in another custodial account, such as Uphold).This BAT can be used inside the Rewards ecosystem. The BAT balance in Rewards reflects the BAT balance in their Gemini account, including BAT purchased via.Users can connect up to four user profiles per Gemini account, and there is no minimum BAT requirement for users to verify their wallet with Gemini. “Our aim is to make BAT easily accessible to all, and this integration with Gemini lets users move their BAT around with a few simple clicks.”īrave desktop users can use this new custodial option to link their Rewards wallet with Gemini, in addition to the existing Uphold option. We’re thrilled now to offer our Rewards users an integrated custodial wallet that enables them to seamlessly use their BAT,” said Brendan Eich, CEO and co-founder of Brave. “Our partnership with Gemini started a year ago with wallets for Brave Creators, as well as with the Gemini Trading Widget in the Brave browser. Gemini User Wallets for Rewards are available in today’s Brave desktop update (version 1.29), with support for Gemini User Wallets in the Brave Android app coming soon in a future release.

Starting from yesterday, Brave users who opt into Brave Rewards can use the new Gemini User Wallet to custody their Basic Attention Tokens (BAT).
