Brave and Gemini Partnership

A fast, private and secure web browser for PC, Mac and mobile, Brave announced partnership with Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian that allows customers to buy, sell, and store digital assets, to provide an integrated custodial wallet for Brave Rewards users.

Gemini User Wallets for Brave 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.

“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. We’re thrilled now to offer our Brave Rewards users an integrated custodial wallet that enables them to seamlessly use their BAT. 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.”— Brendan Eich, CEO and co-founder of Brave

Brave desktop users can use this new custodial option to link their Brave Rewards wallet with Gemini, in addition to the existing Uphold option. 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.

• 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).
• The BAT balance in Brave Rewards reflects the BAT balance in their Gemini account, including BAT purchased via Gemini.com. This BAT can be used inside the Brave Rewards ecosystem.
• For BAT tipping to creators who are also on Gemini, the BAT is drawn from the Gemini account and sent directly to the creator.

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. 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.

ABOUT Gemini
Gemini is a cryptocurrency exchange, digital wallet, and custodian to securely store crypto and easily buy and sell Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. With tools available to beginners or more experienced traders, they also offer a simple and straightforward mobile app to manage all your assets on the go.

ABOUT Brave 
Brave is a free, open-source, fast, private, secure internet browser based on the Chromium framework that blocks ads, website trackers and provides a way for users to earn and reward their favorite content creators with its native cryptocurrency –the Basic Attention Token (BAT). 2.