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The difference with emailing money on PayPal is that the recipient is notified. Brave was collecting currency on behalf of people without even notifying them.

by x4e 5y ago

The difference with emailing money on PayPal is that the recipient is notified. Brave was collecting currency on behalf of people without even notifying them. Just because someone can collect the money/currency at a later date doesn't make it fine. If I collected money on behalf of charities yet only gave the money to the charity if they explicitly asked me for it, I doubt that would go down well with donors. I could even use the situation to my advantage by gaining interest on the donations in the time between it is donated and I pass it on. I suspect Brave was benefiting in a similar way - all the donated money would not be traded while Brave were holding onto it, creating a scarcity which would benefit BAT's prices.

jonathansampson 5y ago
You're missing one of the earliest points in my response; the tokens people were "sending" to creators [were from Brave]. We gave the user 5 BAT and asked them who they'd like to support with it. User's could pick a creator, and we would work on notifying that creator that [BAT from Brave had been directed towards them by Brave users]. All of that aside, the feedback from users around this time was phenomenal, and helped us redesign the system into something substantially better.
- x4e 5y ago
  Ah OK, I thought they were able to donate BAT they earnt from ads, that is definitely different. Still misleading, but better.
  - jonathansampson 5y ago
    We didn't have the ability to earn from ad-notifications at that time. These events and changes (https://brave.com/rewards-update/ https://brave.com/rewards-update/) predate the launch of Brave Ads, which we introduced in April of 2019 (https://brave.com/brave-ads-launch/ https://brave.com/brave-ads-launch/). I wouldn't say "misleading," as this suggests deliberate deceit. Our UI/UX was nascent, and naïve. The feedback we received was timely, and incredibly helpful. I'm pleased we were able to turn around the updates quickly, which have since served to make for a substantially better experience

by x4e 5y ago

jonathansampson 5y ago

You're missing one of the earliest points in my response; the tokens people were "sending" to creators [were from Brave]. We gave the user 5 BAT and asked them who they'd like to support with it. User's could pick a creator, and we would work on notifying that creator that [BAT from Brave had been directed towards them by Brave users]. All of that aside, the feedback from users around this time was phenomenal, and helped us redesign the system into something substantially better.

x4e 5y ago
Ah OK, I thought they were able to donate BAT they earnt from ads, that is definitely different. Still misleading, but better.
- jonathansampson 5y ago
  We didn't have the ability to earn from ad-notifications at that time. These events and changes (https://brave.com/rewards-update/ https://brave.com/rewards-update/) predate the launch of Brave Ads, which we introduced in April of 2019 (https://brave.com/brave-ads-launch/ https://brave.com/brave-ads-launch/). I wouldn't say "misleading," as this suggests deliberate deceit. Our UI/UX was nascent, and naïve. The feedback we received was timely, and incredibly helpful. I'm pleased we were able to turn around the updates quickly, which have since served to make for a substantially better experience