"Right now the main use of BAT is to buy ads in the Brave browser. A large portion of these rewards go back to the users watching those ads."
So we are all watching ads and paying each other to watch our ads so we can watch and buy more ads. Yay? I'm not sure what makes these BATs "cryptos" at all. Seems they're more like a score in a video game. I've got 3300, guys!!

The main issue I have with Brave is it requires you to verify your phone number, and the address where you sleep at night, and take photos of your facial structure, retinas, and other biometric data. You can browse with some degree of privacy, but if you want BATs, or to use the wallet, or anything else, you have to verify your identity in many ways. It's really the opposite of privacy. It's scary so many people are willing to attach their digital ID to their internet usage.

If Brave moves back in the direction of privacy, I'll give it another look!