Brave Partners With Unstoppable Domains To Bring More Support For Decentralized Websites
Brave offers a web browser and crypto wallet that work together. The browser focuses on privacy and security while rewarding users for opting to watch advertisements. Brave browser rewards users in Basic Attention Token (BAT).
Brave is free, open source, and available on PC, Mac, and Mobile platforms.
By default, the browser automatically blocks all ads and tracking. It then gives users the choice to view private Brave ads to receive rewards. The browser also allows users to tip their favorite websites or creators with BAT. Users can also just cash out their rewards to an external wallet or exchange.
Brave announced an integration for Unstoppable Domains. This integration will allow users to easily build decentralized websites that are fully functional on Brave.
Unstoppable Domains bridges web2 and web3 through the use of blockchain domains. These blockchain domains only need to be purchased once for lifetime ownership, without any renewal fees. Regular web domains must be renewed every year, with the possibility of losing the domain. These domains are essentially leased to users and owned by domain registrar companies such as Alphabet (Google) and GoDaddy.
The concept of web3 domains is still in its infancy. The idea started by allowing users to connect crypto wallets to these easily readable domains (such as “mike.ETH”). While this provides convenience, it only begins to scratch the surface of what is possible with these domains.
An Unstoppable Domains representative stated that “Brave’s web3-ready browser makes it possible to build websites that are fully owned by people, not rented from big tech companies.”
Brave’s integration with Unstoppable Domains will function just as normal web2 addresses but will be hosted on the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). IPFS is a decentralized peer-to-peer (p2p) network. NFT projects are stored on IPFS networks. With this, the decentralized websites (both the domain and content) will be fully owned by users.
Unstoppable will cover gas fees for hosting. Web hosting services can cost hundreds per year in the web2 space. While this is a big jump from connecting wallets, this is still just a small step of the full capabilities of web3.
Some example use cases given by Brave in their announce:
Personal blog
Launching NFTs
Creating and sharing content
Build web3 resume
