Brave Releases BAT Roadmap 4.0 With BravePay and Wallet Upgrade Plans

Brave said it released Basic Attention Token (BAT) Roadmap 4.0 on July 9, outlining product and token-economics changes aimed at expanding BAT’s role in payments and rewards. According to ChainCatcher, the roadmap centers on a new unified Brave Wallet that combines traditional payment methods with self-custodied crypto assets, and a stablecoin-based privacy payments protocol layer called BravePay. Brave said BravePay is intended to support in-browser autonomous agent payment functions, including x402 and the Machine Payment Protocol (MPP). The company also plans to launch Brave Rewards virtual and physical payment cards that support everyday spending and provide BAT rewards. In addition, Brave said it is developing a creator contribution protocol designed to provide micro-royalty compensation when creators’ content is used by AI products. On token economics, Brave said part of net revenue generated from Brave Wallet monetization features, the payment cards, and the BravePay protocol would be used to buy back BAT to support user rewards. Brave also said it plans to phase out traditional ad notification units by the end of 2026, shifting user rewards toward personalized offer walls and a new loyalty program.