HTC's Blockchain Phone Selects Brave as Default Browser
- Brave is an anti-advertising web browser with its own cryptocurrency.

HTC, a Taiwan-based company which recently released a new blockchain-compatible mobile phone, has announced Brave as the device's default internet browser.
We are very happy to have @Brave as default browser & to be working with HTC on their Exodus phone: https://t.co/J5WQrqODKa
— BrendanEich (@BrendanEich) December 8, 2018
Exodus, as the phone is called, is supposed to be the company's second wind. HTC was founded in the late nineties as a laptop manufacturer and was one of the first to produce touch-screen phones. However, it was more or less pushed out of this market by the subsequent success of Google and Apple and sold half of its workforce to the former in September 2017.
"New paradigm"
Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, announced that he would be working as an adviser to the development team in July. Naturally, at the same time, the company revealed that the phone would be supporting Litecoin.
HTC's main competitor in this race is Sirin, an Israeli firm which once signed Lionel Messi as a company spokesman and whose CEO is currently tied up in a complicated court battle.
Brave is an open-source internet browser which automatically blocks adverts. It was created in May 2015 By Brendan Eich and Brian Bondy. Eich created JavaScript, one of the programming languages that underpins the internet, in 1995, and was also behind the creation of Mozilla Firefox.
Brave also has its own cryptocurrency, the BAT, of which the firm sold $35 million worth within 30 seconds in May 2017. BAT stands for 'basic attention token,' and it is central to Brave's business idea - selling advertising to customers who are willing to put up with it.
Who owns your attention? Who owns your web browsing experience? Who gets paid? If not you, then you're "product".
Time to get paid.@Brave — BrendanEich (@BrendanEich) April 8, 2016
The token was listed on the Coinbase Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectively relevant with real-time pricing.Depending upon where you reside, an exchange may be referred to as a bourse or a share exchange while, as a whole, exchanges are present within the majority of countries. Who is Listed on an Exchange?As trading continues to transition more to electronic exchanges, transactions become more dispersed through varying exchanges. This in turn has caused a surge in the implementation of trading algorithms and high-frequency trading applications. In order for a company to be listed on a stock exchange for example, a company must divulge information such as minimum capital requirements, audited earnings reports, and financial reports.Not all exchanges are created equally, with some outperforming other exchanges significantly. The most high-profile exchanges to date include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and the Nasdaq. Outside of trading, a stock exchange may be used by companies aiming to raise capital, this is most commonly seen in the form of initial public offerings (IPOs).Exchanges can now handle other asset classes, given the rise of cryptocurrencies as a more popularized form of trading. An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectively relevant with real-time pricing.Depending upon where you reside, an exchange may be referred to as a bourse or a share exchange while, as a whole, exchanges are present within the majority of countries. Who is Listed on an Exchange?As trading continues to transition more to electronic exchanges, transactions become more dispersed through varying exchanges. This in turn has caused a surge in the implementation of trading algorithms and high-frequency trading applications. In order for a company to be listed on a stock exchange for example, a company must divulge information such as minimum capital requirements, audited earnings reports, and financial reports.Not all exchanges are created equally, with some outperforming other exchanges significantly. The most high-profile exchanges to date include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and the Nasdaq. Outside of trading, a stock exchange may be used by companies aiming to raise capital, this is most commonly seen in the form of initial public offerings (IPOs).Exchanges can now handle other asset classes, given the rise of cryptocurrencies as a more popularized form of trading. Read this Term, Coinbase Pro, in July.
HTC, a Taiwan-based company which recently released a new blockchain-compatible mobile phone, has announced Brave as the device's default internet browser.
We are very happy to have @Brave as default browser & to be working with HTC on their Exodus phone: https://t.co/J5WQrqODKa
— BrendanEich (@BrendanEich) December 8, 2018
Exodus, as the phone is called, is supposed to be the company's second wind. HTC was founded in the late nineties as a laptop manufacturer and was one of the first to produce touch-screen phones. However, it was more or less pushed out of this market by the subsequent success of Google and Apple and sold half of its workforce to the former in September 2017.
"New paradigm"
Charlie Lee, the creator of Litecoin, announced that he would be working as an adviser to the development team in July. Naturally, at the same time, the company revealed that the phone would be supporting Litecoin.
HTC's main competitor in this race is Sirin, an Israeli firm which once signed Lionel Messi as a company spokesman and whose CEO is currently tied up in a complicated court battle.
Brave is an open-source internet browser which automatically blocks adverts. It was created in May 2015 By Brendan Eich and Brian Bondy. Eich created JavaScript, one of the programming languages that underpins the internet, in 1995, and was also behind the creation of Mozilla Firefox.
Brave also has its own cryptocurrency, the BAT, of which the firm sold $35 million worth within 30 seconds in May 2017. BAT stands for 'basic attention token,' and it is central to Brave's business idea - selling advertising to customers who are willing to put up with it.
Who owns your attention? Who owns your web browsing experience? Who gets paid? If not you, then you're "product".
Time to get paid.@Brave — BrendanEich (@BrendanEich) April 8, 2016
The token was listed on the Coinbase Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectively relevant with real-time pricing.Depending upon where you reside, an exchange may be referred to as a bourse or a share exchange while, as a whole, exchanges are present within the majority of countries. Who is Listed on an Exchange?As trading continues to transition more to electronic exchanges, transactions become more dispersed through varying exchanges. This in turn has caused a surge in the implementation of trading algorithms and high-frequency trading applications. In order for a company to be listed on a stock exchange for example, a company must divulge information such as minimum capital requirements, audited earnings reports, and financial reports.Not all exchanges are created equally, with some outperforming other exchanges significantly. The most high-profile exchanges to date include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and the Nasdaq. Outside of trading, a stock exchange may be used by companies aiming to raise capital, this is most commonly seen in the form of initial public offerings (IPOs).Exchanges can now handle other asset classes, given the rise of cryptocurrencies as a more popularized form of trading. An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectively relevant with real-time pricing.Depending upon where you reside, an exchange may be referred to as a bourse or a share exchange while, as a whole, exchanges are present within the majority of countries. Who is Listed on an Exchange?As trading continues to transition more to electronic exchanges, transactions become more dispersed through varying exchanges. This in turn has caused a surge in the implementation of trading algorithms and high-frequency trading applications. In order for a company to be listed on a stock exchange for example, a company must divulge information such as minimum capital requirements, audited earnings reports, and financial reports.Not all exchanges are created equally, with some outperforming other exchanges significantly. The most high-profile exchanges to date include the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and the Nasdaq. Outside of trading, a stock exchange may be used by companies aiming to raise capital, this is most commonly seen in the form of initial public offerings (IPOs).Exchanges can now handle other asset classes, given the rise of cryptocurrencies as a more popularized form of trading. Read this Term, Coinbase Pro, in July.