I support Eich, but I don't like the idea of Brave. I want a neutral browser. Brave is not neutral, since it comes bundled with software that blocks ads and some crypto crap. I want to block ads, but I want to do it my way and to be in control.

You can lower shields with a global setting, not just per site.

Brave Rewards are off by default and you can hide the icon.

HTH

The BAT sh*tcoin stuff turned me off to Brave. I've been using Dissenter which removed all of that (and more crud) from Brave, but it doesn't seem to update very often. I like the every 6 week cadence that Edge is promising.

I run Brave shield with uBlock Origin over here, and disable the former on some sites when it inevitably breaks something because it can go a bit too far for the "modern development" world; but you can disable it globally.

I don't sign up for their crypto stuff either and there's a toggle to hide it.

You can turn the coins off. It’s not heavily in the UI. The blocking works fine. You’re in control, just click the blooming icon.