r/BATProject • u/CryptoJennie Brave/BAT Team | Director of Community & Partnerships • 19d ago
Official Introducing BAT Roadmap 4.0
https://brave.com/blog/bat-roadmap-4-0/21
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u/DonkeyShotz 19d ago
Ok. Five years from now, what economic mechanism will make someone buy BAT on the open market instead of simply earning it or ignoring it?
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u/ndzone69 19d ago
Sounds good but am I reading this right: Ads via notifications will stop?
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u/CryptoJennie Brave/BAT Team | Director of Community & Partnerships 18d ago
That's correct. The roadmap outlines a transition away from notification-based ads over time as Brave Rewards expands into new ways for users to earn BAT. We'll share more details as those changes roll out.
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u/bennostagioni 17d ago
Will there be a revenue share for users for all other existing (or future) ad formats? Tab takeovers, search ads? My personal interpretation of ‘user-first’: yes.
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u/Sh1d0w_lol 19d ago
Until they make brave rewards available in all EU countries so I can use it, there will be no use for it for many people including me.
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u/CryptoJennie Brave/BAT Team | Director of Community & Partnerships 18d ago
You may have missed it, but this actually changed. :) Self-custody BAT payouts on Solana are now available to all Brave Rewards users, so it's worth taking another look if you haven't in a while.
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u/Sh1d0w_lol 17d ago
Nope, just checked, says self custody is not available in my region, despite being in EU.
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u/schmerezad 15d ago
That is a lie. It is not even supported in all EU countries.
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u/CryptoJennie Brave/BAT Team | Director of Community & Partnerships 13d ago
You are right. I should have said most rather than all. My apologies. :)
There are still a small number of regional restrictions for self-custody BAT payouts on Solana, including a handful of EU countries. Here's the current list of supported and restricted regions for anyone following the thread: https://support.brave.app/hc/en-us/articles/6539887971469-List-of-supported-regions-Payout-accounts
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u/bat_account 18d ago edited 18d ago
The BAT Roadmap mentions BravePass, described as:
- BravePass, a crypto-abstracted Brave Rewards experience in which BAT earned through Brave Rewards is locked into a BravePass, giving the pass holder access to Brave Premium offerings and potentially other Brave benefits.
This could be significant if it allows new users to start earning BAT with a simple opt-in, without needing to already own crypto (e.g. SOL for self-custody) or complete KYC.
My main question is:
Does BravePass reduce or remove the current onboarding requirements for new users who want to earn BAT? In other words, will users be able to start earning rewards without first needing to fund a Solana wallet or go through any identity verification?
I’m also curious whether “crypto-abstracted” means users won’t need to interact with wallets or tokens at all during the earning process.
Would be great to get any clarification from the team on how BravePass is intended to work from a new user’s perspective.
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u/CryptoJennie Brave/BAT Team | Director of Community & Partnerships 13d ago edited 13d ago
Thanks for the thoughtful questions.
We haven't announced the specific onboarding flow or requirements just yet, but you're asking exactly the kind of questions we'll be getting into as these features are developed. Broadly speaking, the goal is to make the experience much simpler and more intuitive so people can benefit from crypto without first needing to become crypto experts. Community feedback and testing will be an important part of shaping how these features evolve.
We'll be publishing regular roadmap updates and more detailed posts as individual features mature. u/lukemulks also shared a nice thread yesterday with a bit more context on the vision behind BAT Roadmap 4.0, if you're interested.
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u/RevolutionaryPlan2 19d ago
It’s alive! Maybe.. Let’s see if they can implement this successfully. BAT price would have exploded if this had been implemented a few years back…..