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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by dinobones on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:52PM (#39283514)
Brave/BAT is a massive "crypto" grift. It's an ERC20 token that they hold like 30% of in reserves. You also need to signup for Uphold / sign up with Brave to receive payment.

It's a cryptocurrency only in implementation, but the actual experience could be replicated with (GoFundMe or any other "creator platform") + A chrome extension.

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Re:What Happened with the Web Monetization API? by itslennysfault on Monday February 12, 2024 @11:15AM (#39346599)
Thanks for the info. I never actually used it and didn't know the details. Its just the only "real" attempt at direct web monetization as an alternative to ads that I've seen. Sad to hear its a crypto thing.
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