Brave rolls out token tipping service for Twitter users

Privacy-focused web browser Brave has announced the rollout of a tipping service, whereby users can “tip” individual content creators on Twitter with Basic Attention Token (BAT).

In a blog post explaining the new feature, Brave said that users who have enabled Brave Rewards will see a new “Tip” button on each tweet when they Twitter with the Brave desktop browser. By clicking this button, they can send any amount of BAT directly to the author of the tweet.

The company said that feature is basically an extension of Brave Rewards, which already includes the ability to support Web sites, YouTube creators, and Twitch Streamers. It added that users will soon have the option to support more content platforms, including Reddit, GitHub, and Vimeo.

“To kick off this new feature, Brave will be allocating 100,000 BAT grants (each grant is the BAT equivalent of approximately $1) to our desktop users in regions not currently receiving Brave Ads. Grants can be received by clicking on the “accept” button in Brave Rewards,” the announcement reads.

According to Cointelegraph, Brave started trialing this tipping service in May on its testing and development browser version, dubbed ‘Brave Nightly.’

Users also have the option to send “recurring tips” to the author, meaning they can choose to send a tip on a regular monthly basis.

Content creators, verified through Brave’s Creator program, will able to view received tips in their Brave Rewards account within minutes, with payment occurring the first week of each month. For non-verified content creators, the tip will be held locally in the browser until that he/she verifies with Brave’s Creator program.

“If they verify within 90 days, the tip will be sent. If not, then it remains in the user’s Brave Rewards wallet,” Brave said.

Currently among the top 40 cryptocurrencies by market cap, BAT is trading at $0.2352 at the time of writing.