BAT Community Podcast

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 75 — IPFS Support in the Brave desktop browser, AMA w/ Brian Bondy (Brave CTO) & Dietrich Ayala (IPFS Ecosystem Lead), BAT Indonesia virtual meetup! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 74 — State of the BAT: Overview of utility, stats, and new applications; Brave Together now on the New Tab Page, Brave Self-Service Ads update! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 73 — Brave surpasses 24M MAU & 7.8 DAU in Dec 2020, BAT THEMIS bake-off, Battle of the BAT & Brave Memes! https://blog.batcommunity.org

Brave surpasses 22.2M monthly active users & 7.4M daily active users, Brave R&D: seeking Ph.D. interns, Luke Mulks on under CTRL Podcast! https://blog.batcommunity.org/2020/12/the-weekly-bat-episode-72/

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 71 — Binance widget now available on Android (1.17), AMA w/ VP of Engineering (highlights), Brave seeking experienced QA Engineer (Apply today!) https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 70 — Sunsetting the Referral Program, Sync now in 1.21 for iOS, Brave moderates DeFi panel at Futurist 2020! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 67: New Crypto.com widget on the New Tab Page, Brave R&D: Fighting CNAME Trickery, Testers needed for Sync V2 in Brave for iOS! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 66 — New partnership w/ Splinterlands (use BAT for in-game purchases), Why Brave over Chrome? (ELI5), Verizon shares Brave Ads campaign results (via Mediapost). https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 65 — AMA w/ Brian Clifton (VP of Engineering at Brave), Brave top rated browser on Google Play, Enter w/ BAT for a chance to win Ledger Nano X (via TAP). https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 64 — Global Privacy Control now available in Brave for testing, Changes to the Referral Program, Brave.com now has its own Tor Onion Service! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 63 — Brave surpasses 19.6M MAU & 6.6M DAU for Sep. 2020, Speed Past Chrome (new Brave Marketing campaign), Users can now set Brave as default browser on iOS! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 62 — Official Brave merch store now accepts BAT & ETH, Upcoming AMA with Chris (bat-chriscat), new fan-made sub for Brave Creators! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 61 — New Brave Ads case studies site, New content stream coming to Brave (sneak peak), Yan Zhu (Brave CISO) featured in Silicon Republic. https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 60 — Brave now uses PhishFort's open source anti-phishing solutions for Crypto Wallets, BAT/Brave fan art, Naval Ravikant: Brave is "easily the best browser". https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 59 — An under the hood look at BAT/Brave Ads (blog), Brave R&D update, EFF's Panopticlick Fingerprinting test now works for Brave users! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT Ep. 57 — THEMIS part 2: Progressive Decentralization with Smart Contracts and Sidechains (blog), Brendan Eich on Thinking Crypto (interview), Win daily prizes w/ Brave & Intel Gamer Days! https://blog.batcommunity.org/2020/08/the-weekly-bat-episode-57/

Donny Dvorin is an experienced advertising and marketing sales leader with over 20 years of experience. Donny is the Head of Sales at Brave, a secure, privacy focused web browser that rewards users for their attention, led by Brendan Eich, the inventor of Javascript, and co-founder of Mozilla/Firefox. Donny is also the GM of Never Stop Marketing, where he leads education on blockchains applications for marketing and advertising. NSM is known for their Blockchain MarTech Landscape. Donny was the SVP of National Sales at Magnetic (purchased by Deloitte Digital and AcuityAds) which is an AI-powered AdTech company in NYC. Prior to Magnetic Donny was VP, Group Sales Manager News Corp's News America Marketing where he consulted with brand managers at P&G, Kraft, and Unilever. Donny currently works and lives in Connecticut with his wife and three children.

Brave surpasses 16.7M MAU & 5.7M DAU in July, Johnny Ryan takes a new role with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Partner AMA w/ Guardian (tech powering Brave Firewall + VPN for iOS). https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 53 — Introducing the new Brave Firewall + VPN for iOS (powered by Guardian), "Future-Proof Your Marketing" w/ Brave & Dentsu (video), Interview w/ Lin Dai, CEO of TAP Network (Brave partner). https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 52 (Jul 27, 2020) — Brave & Code for Everyone partner to create a new way to support NPOs w/ Brave Rewards, "What's Brave Done For My Privacy Lately?" Ep. 5: "Grab Bag" (Brave R&D), FREE webinar w/ Brave (Brendan Eich) & Dentsu: Future-Proof Your Marketing. https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 51 (Jul 20, 2020) — BAT partnership w/ Gemini: New withdrawal option for BAT creators now live (including in NY state) + Gemini widget in Brave, Travala.com launches marketing campaign via Brave Ads, Guest AMA w/ Everipedia & PredIQt. https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 50 (Jul 13, 2020) — Brave partners w/ NYIAX (the first futures trading marketplace for digital ad contracts), Brave & bitFlyer (#1 exchange in Japan) partner to develop a crypto asset wallet for Brave users, Brendan Eich (Brave CEO) presenting at Binance "Off the Charts!" virtual conference. https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 49 (Jul 6, 2020) — New data shows publisher revenue impact of cutting 3rd party trackers (blog), Brendan Eich presenting at Binance "Off the Charts!" free virtual conference, Jon Sampson on the JavaScript Jabber Podcast! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 48 (Jun 29, 2020) — Brave R&D unveils THEMIS, a zero trust privacy-by-design ad platform (blog), Android hotfix released in v1.10.99 will automatically restore lost BAT, Spotted in the wild: Brave inserts shipping to Newegg customers! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 47 — Sync v2 available now for testing in Brave Nightly (desktop), interview w/ David Liebowitz from Everipedia + PrediQT, Enter sweepstakes on TAP Network's rewards market for Brave users and win digital gift cards! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 46 (Jun 12, 2020) — r/BATProject surpasses 40K members, Verified Uphold wallets (withdrawals) on Android coming this week (v1.10), Brave Nightly now available for download on the Google Play store! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 45 (Jun 8, 2020) — Brave surpasses 15M MAU & 5M DAU and flies 1530 privacy-preserving ad campaigns in 1 year, Brave ranked #2 free app in Japan, Brendan Eich (Brave CEO) on The Outlier Ventures Podcast, Joe Rogan & Reggie Watts reveal they use Brave! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 44 (May 31, 2020) — Introducing Brave Together: new high-quality & private web conferencing in Brave (North America), Verizon's #PayItForwardLIVE campaign includes Brave to support local businesses, Chipotle on the new tab page, Brave Sync v2 on the horizon! https://blog.batcommunity.org

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 43 (May 22, 2020) — Brave's new Anti-Fingerprinting Defenses 2.0, How to connect your Reddit Community Points (Reddit Vault) to Brave (tutorial), Verizon's #PayItForwardLIVE campaign includes Brave to support local businesses! Visit https://blog.batcommunity.org. 

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 42 (May 15, 2020) — Mjolnir: Tooling for BAT Apollo (blog), Brave hits 13.9M MAU & 4.8M DAU for April 2020, Guest AMA with Kindhumans. FULL BLOG: https://blog.batcommunity.org

https://blog.batcommunity.org — The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 41 (May 8, 2020) — Brave Launches Ad and Rewards Campaigns to Support Non-Profit Organizations (Khan Academy, No Kid Hungry, GetUsPPE & more), AMA with Brendan Eich (Brave CEO) & CZ (Binance CEO), Brave Browser Tips & Tricks: Become a Brave Power User! (fan video by Hashoshi)

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 40 (May 1, 2020) — Brave v1.8.86 for desktop features new Binance widget (the first exchange-browser integration of its kind), New data on GDPR enforcement agencies reveal why the GDPR is failing (blog), Brendan Eich interviewed by Wei Zhou (Binance CFO) on Binance Podcast: "Why Brave Built a Privacy Browser". Visit https://blog.batcommunity.org. 

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 39 (Apr. 24, 2020) — Browser First-Run: iOS edition (blog by Jon Sampson), Brave's Panos Papadopoulos to present at Greek Cryptocurrency Community virtual meetup, Free PrivSec webinar: "The Data Protection Crisis of Online Advertising", with Brave's Johnny Ryan

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 38 (Apr. 17, 2020) — Brave v1.7.92 for desktop features integration with TAP Network (redeem real-world rewards from 250K brands like Starbucks, Apple, and Target), Des Martin on the Cryptotesters podcast, Brave takes the #1 spot in Communications Apps ranking for Japan in Google Play!

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 37 (Apr. 10, 2020) — New fully rebuilt Brave for Android boosts performance across the board compared to prior versions: 5% battery savings + 3% of both data and CPU savings (blog), Upcoming Guest AMA w/ Origin, Luke Mulks (Director of BizDev) on the Hashoshi Show (video)!

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 36 (Apr. 3, 2020) — Brave unveils new Brave Swag Store powered by Origin Protocol's new decentralized e-commerce platform (Dshop), Brave hits 13.5M MAU & 4.3M DAU for March 2020, Khan Academy & No Kid Hungry are now fully verified and set up to receive BAT donations!

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 35 (Mar. 27, 2020) — Brave and Binance Partner to Bring Cryptocurrency Trading Directly Into the Browser (partnership announcement), introducing: Brave Creator Tip Drives, BAT & Brave Battle of the Memes (+ contest winners)

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 34 (Mar. 20, 2020) — Formal GDPR complaint against Google's internal data free-for-all (blog), No Kid Hungry is now a verified Brave Creator (How you can help children in the US & around the world affected by COVID-19), Brave Creators: let us support you! https://blog.batcommunity.org/2020/03/the-weekly-bat-mar-20-2020/

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 33 (March 16, 2020) — Partnership: use BAT to buy gift cards, biggest BAT purchase so far, new sponsored images from Lokai that pay you!

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 32 (March 9, 2020) — Binance now verified with Brave Rewards, Brave's new anti-fingerprinting tech makes it the strongest anti-fingerprinting browser, Brave scores most private browser in study by Trinity College Dublin professor. 

The Weekly BAT + Podcast Ep. 31 (Feb. 28, 2020) — Brave Browser partners with Wayback Machine to fight 404 errors (CNET), Luke Mulks (Director of BizDev at Brave) on The Tatiana Show, Brave mentioned in "Good Girls Lie", a new novel by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison!

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 30 (Feb. 21, 2020) — Failure to enforce the GDPR enables Google's monopoly (blog), What's Brave Done For My Privacy Lately? Episode #2: Third-Party Cosmetic Filtering (blog series), new BAT fan art, Brave surprises Microsoft Edge with a cake!

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 29 (Feb. 14, 2020) — Sponsored Images now available on all Brave platforms (users who opt into Brave Rewards earn 70% of the ad revenue!), Brave now comes pre-installed on the HTC Exodus, free BAT wallpaper + more fan art.

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 28 (Feb. 7, 2020) — Brave uncovers widespread surveillance of UK citizens by private companies embedded on UK council websites (blog), OK Google, don't delay real browser privacy until 2022 (blog), AMA w/ Access79 (advertiser in Brave Ads)

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The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 27 (Jan. 31, 2020) — Brave wins Product Hunt's Golden Kitty Awards for Best Privacy-Focused Product of 2019, Brendan Eich on Random but Memorable Simplecast, AMA livestream w/ Access79 (advertiser in Brave Ads).

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 26 (Jan. 24, 2020) — Brave surpasses 11M MAU & 3.5M DAU, Brendan Eich on the Unchained Podcast, upcoming Guest AMA with Access79 (livestream), vote for Brave in Product Hunt's Golden Kitty Awards!

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 25 (Jan. 17, 2020) — Announcing Sponsored Images in Brave, The ICO's failure to act on RTB, the largest data breach ever recorded in the UK (blog), Yan Zhu (Brave's CISO) to join panel on browser privacy at Enigma 2020!

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 24 (Jan. 10, 2020) — Brendan Eich interviewed by Street Fight magazine + The Solana Podcast, Brave for iOS selected in the App Store's "Apps We Love", BAT for Bushfires: support for Australia (community) https://blog.batcommunity.org/2020/01/the-weekly-bat-jan-10-2020/

The Weekly BAT + Podcast ep. 23 (Jan. 3, 2020) — Brave at CES 2020, BAT promo GIFs available for Brave Creators + free 4K wallpapers each week in 2020 (community-created offerings), DAT integration coming soon!