‘Bitcoin Browser’ Brave Raises $4.5M, Readies for 1.0 Launch

‘Bitcoin Browser’ Brave Raises $4.5M, Readies for 1.0 Launch

Brave, a new Bitcoin-based browser that’s looking to change the game with micropayments, revenue-sharing and better security, has announced raising $4.5 million USD in a seed round investment from leading VC firms including Digital Currency Group. $7M to Build a Better Browser. Brave Software, a start-up reinventing the browser as a user platform for....


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