TL;DR: OP, Brave is likely a honeypot, meant to trick users into a false sense of security. It de-anonymizes your activity on Tor/IPFS/blockchains/etc. as your browser fingerprint is now tied to your activity on those networks. Furthermore, which is not in line with their self-acclaimed "prviacy first" mindset.
Ever wonder how Brave, which is supposedly "community built", showed up on the scene, Day 1, with a beautifully designed and polished webpage, logo, branding, a closed-beta system, etc? Kind of odd, if it's just a troop of randoms on the internet building the project, don't you think?
TL;DR: OP, Brave is likely a honeypot, meant to trick users into a false sense of security. It de-anonymizes your activity on Tor/IPFS/blockchains/etc. as your browser fingerprint is now tied to your activity on those networks. Furthermore, [Brave has been caught in the past doing sketchy shit](https://unixsheikh.com/articles/choose-your-browser-carefully.html#brave) which is not in line with their self-acclaimed "prviacy first" mindset.
Ever wonder how Brave, which is supposedly "community built", showed up on the scene, Day 1, with a beautifully designed and polished webpage, logo, branding, a closed-beta system, etc? Kind of odd, if it's just a troop of randoms on the internet building the project, don't you think?
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