So, can you only "mine" bat by watching ads?
Brave distributes grants from time to time.
When I updated to the latest iOS version, I got 20 BAT, for supporting content creators.
If you’re a content creator and you register your site or YouTube channel, you can be tipped in BAT.
Brave also allows you to tip folks on Twitter and GitHub.
And of course, you can buy BAT on various exchanges like Coinbase, etc.
Sure, they’ll benefit if BAT goes to the moon because part of the team’s compensation is in BAT, but that’s no different than a startup and their stock.