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Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a web3 browser

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Re: Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a web3 browser

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Post by mikece »

cmckn wrote: post #6
mikece wrote: post #2

I would be happier if Brave made an "Enterprise" version of their browser without the Tor or crypto stuff. My company recently banned the use of Brave because it is a Tor client. I had been using Brave as a Chrome-adjacent browser for testing and web dev but I've had to go back to the Google-monitored version of Chrome.

Chromium isn’t an option?

Okay... I feel like an idiot: I didn't realize there was a Chromium browser -- I thought there were just Chromium-based browsers (like SRWare Iron which I haven't touched in over ten years). Will check this out but to get it close to what Brave does for my useage I will need to add adblocking and a few other privacy things first (hopefully that's all supported and works).

Re: Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a web3 browser

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Post by 2bluesc »

nightwatchinc wrote: post #9

Why would someone use this over Metamask?

There's a comparison halfway down wallet page. Seems the main benefits are:

* Browser native (obviously)

* Open license (not familiar with MetaMask license)

* Live market data via CoinGecko

* Reduced resources (seems to fold in to browser native integration)

Also quote from the FAQ:

> Q: What makes Brave Wallet better than other wallets?

> A: Most crypto wallets are browser extensions. These extensions have inherent security risks, and are much more susceptible to account spoofing and asset theft. Extensions also require extra CPU to run, creating performance issues on your device.

> Brave Wallet, by contrast, is browser native. With Brave Wallet, there’s much less risk of account spoofing, phishing, and other scams. It requires less CPU to operate, and is overall much more performant and reliable. Brave Wallet allows you to connect other self-custody or hardware wallets and other web3 DApps, see live market data, and manage your portfolio all in one place.

Re: Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a web3 browser

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Post by tcoff91 »

nklmilojevic wrote: post #14

They just lost me as an user. Used it as primary browser for a couple of years, but adding this NFT scam stuff and crypto has forced me off of it. sigh

Brave was all about crypto from the beginning: Basic Attention Token

Re: Brave Wallet: a secure crypto wallet, built natively in a web3 browser

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Post by tcoff91 »

wtvanhest wrote: post #10
viro wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But you trust a random extention?

You don’t need an extension. There are software wallets and hardware wallets that are not extensions.

You need something that's integrated into the browser to use web apps that integrate with cryptocurrencies. Like if you want to use uniswap you need metamask or something else that integrates with the webpage.
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