Brave Offers First Bitcoin Micropayments to Publishers
Browser software startup Brave has some bitcoin it would like to give to The Wall Street Journal. The controversial browser that blocks third-party ads, also gives users the ability to offset lost ad revenue in the form of bitcoin micropayments reconciled at the end of each month. The first of these reconciliation cycles ended last week and Brave has now published a step-by-step process explaining how website owners can claim their bitcoin. "The Wall Street Journal is number one," Brave co-founder Brenden Eich during a conversation with CoinDesk earlier this week. Eich added:....
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