Brave has started taking signups for its upcoming Brave Rewards Card, a product the company first revealed as part of its BAT Roadmap 4.0 last month. We wrote about those broader plans back when Brave unveiled its idea to make AI companies pay creators for using their work, alongside a bigger push into payments and rewards. This is the first public step toward getting that card into users’ hands.
The Basic Attention Token account on X posted, “The Brave Rewards Card waitlist is now open,” adding that the card will let users earn BAT on everyday spending. It also confirmed that both virtual and physical versions are planned, although availability will depend on which countries are supported.
That country limitation is worth keeping in mind because Brave hasn’t shared a launch timeline or a list of eligible regions yet. Joining the waitlist doesn’t guarantee early access, but it does indicate that development of the project is clearly underway and near completion.
The card is part of a much bigger shift inside Brave. Instead of treating BAT as something you mostly earn from viewing browser ads, the company wants the token to become part of everyday spending. That’s a noticeable change from how the Rewards program has worked for years.
Back in July, Brave also outlined plans for a redesigned Wallet that brings crypto, rewards, and payment cards together in one place. The roadmap included BravePay, a stablecoin-based payment system, along with a proposed Creator Contribution Protocol that would reward publishers whenever AI products use their content.
The Rewards Card is also one of the first BAT Roadmap 4.0 features users can actually sign up for. Most of the other announcements, including BravePay and the Creator Contribution Protocol, are still concepts on paper. This one has at least reached the point where Brave is collecting interest from potential users.
We’ll keep an eye out for any further details and post an update when we hear more.
Dwayne Cubbins
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