Brave unveils BAT Roadmap 4.0 to expand payments, AI support

Privacy-focused browser Brave announced its Basic Attention Token (BAT) Roadmap 4.0 on its official blog on July 9. The company said the roadmap aims to expand BAT's utility into everyday payments and establish a creator compensation system for the age of AI. Key initiatives include: - Support for AI agent payments based on x402 and the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) - A new Brave Wallet integrating credit cards, cryptocurrencies, and Brave Rewards - A stablecoin payment protocol called BravePay - A stablecoin-based Brave Rewards card - A protocol to reward creators when their content is used by AI