Brave Wallet
The secure crypto wallet. No extension required.
Get startedAvailable on Brave desktop. Mobile coming soon.
Secure by default
Brave Wallet is the first secure crypto wallet built directly into the browser. No extensions, no extra steps. That means less vulnerability to faked versions of an app, phishing, and theft.
Superior performance
Extensions slow down your device. Since Brave Wallet is built directly into the browser, it takes no extra processes to run, and burns less CPU & memory on your device.
Buy, store, send, & swap
Store, manage, and grow your crypto portfolio, all from one wallet. Buy with fiat, via Wyre. And easily find the best price match against a list of providers, with built-in Brave Swap functionality.
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The wallet super app
NFT & multi-chain support. Natively connect other web3 DApps, without installing browser extensions.
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Import other wallets
MetaMask and self-custody wallets, or hardware wallets like Trezor & Ledger (no Ledger Live required).
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CoinGecko sourced
Invest smart with live and historical market data, and see growth potential for hundreds of crypto assets.
How does Brave Wallet compare?
Built-in features
Brave
MetaMask
Buy, store, swap tokens
Browser native (no extension required)
Open license
Ledger & Trezor support
Live market data (CoinGecko integration)
No extra device processes or memory to run
EVM compatible network support (Polygon, xDai, Avalanche, etc.)
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Get startedFAQs about Brave Wallet
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Most crypto wallets are browser extensions. These extensions have inherent security risks, and are much more susceptible to account spoofing and asset theft. Extensions also require extra CPU to run, creating performance issues on your device.
Brave Wallet, by contrast, is browser native. With Brave Wallet, there’s much less risk of account spoofing, phishing, and other scams. It requires less CPU to operate, and is overall much more performant and reliable. Brave Wallet allows you to connect other self-custody or hardware wallets and other web3 DApps, see live market data, and manage your portfolio all in one place.
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Yes, you need the Brave privacy browser to use Brave Wallet. download now.
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Yes, Brave Wallet is completely free to use. However, transactions (like sends or swaps) will require gas fees, and swaps may also include an additional transaction fee. These fees will be similar to—or the same as—other crypto wallets.
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To get started with Brave Wallet, open the Brave Browser, visit the settings page (brave://settings/), and click the Wallet tab.
Note that Brave Wallet is only available on the Brave browser for desktop. Download now.
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Brave Wallet supports all EVM compatible chains and L2s.
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Yes. Unlike other wallet extensions, Brave Wallet is built with an open MPL license. That means it’s open for others to use, fork, and contribute to.
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Brave Wallet is currently available on desktop, with the same operating requirements as the Brave Browser for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
We hope to make Brave Wallet available on mobile devices (Android and iOS) very soon. Once we do, it will have the same operating requirements as the Brave browser on mobile for Android and iOS.
Note that once Brave Wallet is available on Android, you’ll be able to use biometrics (fingerprint) to open Brave Wallet on Android P and above. And once it’s available on iOS, connecting DApps will be disabled until a later release.
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For now, Brave Wallet is only available on desktop. We hope to make syncing functionality available soon after Brave Wallet becomes available on mobile.
Note that syncing from one desktop device to another will be available soon after desktop/mobile sync.
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Brave Rewards is tied to Brave Private Ads. Brave Browser users who opt-in to Brave Rewards will see privacy-preserving, first-party ads in certain locations as they browse. By viewing these ads, users can earn a crypto token called the Basic Attention Token (BAT).
Brave Wallet is a tool that allows you to buy, store, send, and swap almost any crypto asset & NFT, connect other wallets and web3 DApps, and generally manage your whole crypto portfolio. You can store BAT you’ve earned through Brave Rewards in the Brave Wallet, but otherwise the two features are not connected.
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Brave’s previous crypto wallet was a fork of MetaMask. The new Brave Wallet is built from scratch by the Brave engineering team, and built natively into the Brave Browser.
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Brave Wallet is not available as a browser extension. Brave has no plans to make a wallet extension, so if you come across one, you should consider it fraudulent and not download or install.
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