Brave opens a new page on the Internet by giving users the power to control their digital identity. With “ .brave Simplify your crypto interactions and dive into the heart of a decentralized web where sovereignty, security and freedom are no longer vain words, but an accessible reality.
In short
- Brave launches “.brave”, a blockchain area on Polygon, guaranteeing the control of digital identity.
- “.Brave” replaces the Crypto addresses complex with readable names, compatible with Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana.
- Integrated into the browser and Wallet brave from August 2025, it simplifies identity management and crypto payments.
Brave launches the first on-chain domain for its users
Brave revolutionizes the digital identity with the launch of ” .brave », A native first level (TLD) area on blockchain available for more than 85 million active users. Minged on Polygon, this area in the form of a NFT offers several advantages. First, a complete property. Then it is without renewal costs and guarantees the holders a real control over their digital identity.
In addition, its compatibility with major blockchains such as Ethereum, Bitcoin, Solana, Base or Sonic facilitates navigation and crypto transactions in an extended decentralized ecosystem. This LTD area thus simplifies the sending of cryptocurrencies by replacing the complex addresses with legible names. Which makes experience more intuitive and secure.
Crypto payments facilitated thanks to native integration
The integration of .brave into the browser and the Wallet Bravefrom version 1.81 scheduled for August 2025, offers a unified and simplified user experience. Users can:
- Replace long crypto addresses with human names that are easy to memorize;
- Directly access decentralized sites hosted on IPFS, without costs or intermediaries;
- Manage their digital identity and crypto transactions via a single interface;
- Send and receive cryptocurrencies with simple identifiers;
- Take advantage of better security and sovereignty on their data and assets.
This alliance between browser and crypto tools makes brave a bridge between traditional and decentralized internet, making the web3 accessible to all.
How to test an area “ .brave »As of today
Before The official launch in August 2025it is already possible to experiment with the use of an area via these steps:
- Buy a domain “ .brave »On Unstoppable Domains (Minged on Polygon, without renewal costs);
- Configure your field to receive cryptos, create a UD.ME profile or host a site on IPFS;
- Download Brave Nightly, the browser development version;
- Access your domain “ .brave »Via the address bar to test its resolution;
- Use Brave Wallet to send or receive cryptos, with transaction simulation via Blowfish for more security.
In addition, brave and UNSTOPPIGHT DOMAINS target an ICANN inscription in 2026, opening the way to the use of ” .brave Both classic (web2) and decentralized (web3). This major step will strengthen the legitimacy of blockchain domains and guarantee fluid interoperability between crypto networks like Ethereum, Bitcoin or Solana.
Following the traces of Google which facilitates access to the Crypto. Eth sales in its research, Brave laid the foundations of an Internet where the user resumes total control of his identity. This advance could tip the web3 and the crypto to a consumer adoption. It remains to be seen whether this decentralized revolution will be able to compete with the giants of the traditional web.
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