Brave declined to detail the business or technical aspects of the partnership.

That idea has been appealing to so-called crypto-anarchists who are skeptical of banks and governments.

And for a time it appealed to a broader population excited by bitcoin’s surging value.

That mainstream excitement has evaporated along with the value of bitcoin.

Today a bitcoin is worth $3,477, down $15,060 a year ago.

Brave uses the cryptocurrency foundations itself to handle payment accounting for an online advertising system it’s building.

Brave supplies BAT to net net app users to fund those donations.

Brave’s approach is partly what appealed to HTC, Chen said in a statement.

The Exodus’s built-in wallet technology is compatible with Brave’s BAT, he added.

He didn’t detail terms of the partnership.

First published Dec. 10, 11:03 a.m. PT.Update, Dec. 11 12:11 p.m. PT:Adds comment from HTC.

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