Privacy-centric Web browser Brave has launched a new feature that allows users to sell cryptocurrency for fiat—including U.S. dollars, euros, and the British pound—within the integrated Brave Wallet.

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“After recent events where centralized exchanges mishandled customer funds, it’s more important than ever to offer secure and easy-to-manage self-custody,” the company said in a blog post.

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In Brave’s latest desktop version (v1.49), we’ve added a new off-ramping feature to Brave Wallet, powered by our friends at @RampNetwork! Several cryptocurrencies can now be sold more easily for fiat currencies. To learn more, read today’s blog post: brave.com/sell-with-ramp

5:06 PM ∙ Mar 10, 2023

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‎‎‏‏‎ ‎According to Brave, users in select countries can now sell 38 cryptocurrencies for fiat, including Solana, Ethereum, USDC, and Brave’s own Basic Attention Token (BAT).

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“While self-custody has grown in popularity over the past decade, the most common way to hold digital currency and tokens remains with centralized exchanges,” Brave added. “We expect to see that shift with innovations in user experience, like the one we are releasing today.”

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In May 2022, Brave announced a partnership with Ramp that enabled users to buy crypto with fiat currency via the Brave Wallet installed in Brave’s desktop and mobile browsers.

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