Brave integrates Solana as part of browser’s web3 push

Brave announced on Wednesday it has added support for the Solana blockchain to expand Web 3.0 access for the browser’s 15.5 million daily users.

Fast facts

• The Brave Wallet can now be used to buy, sell and hold Solana-based cryptocurrencies.
• Users can also use the Brave’s wrapped Basic Attention Token (BAT) on Solana and other Ethereum and Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible chains.
• Brave said it integrated the Solana blockchain for its low fees and high transaction speeds.
• Brave is equipped with Web3 features such as a built-in crypto wallet and pays users for viewing advertising material in BAT.
• Both SOL and BAT’s price remained largely unchanged following the announcement and were trading at US$49.64 and US$0.3946 respectively.