Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. based on the Chromium web browser. Brave is a privacy focused browser, which distinguishes itself from other browsers by automatically blocking online advertisements and website trackers in its default settings. It also provides users the ability to turn on optional ads that pay users for their attention in the form of Basic Attention Tokens (BAT) cryptocurrency. Users can then send contributions to websites and content creators along with the ability to keep the cryptocurrency they earned. Brave Software's headquarters are located in San Francisco, CA.