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I don't think Brave's attempts to integrate BAT are either a scam or a pump-and-dump. I think they're sincerely just trying to figure out how to move "the internet" to a revenue model that doesn't necessitate holding its users hostage.

Every decentralized or censorship-resistant network gets dragged down to the worst of its adopters in the public consciousness (not entirely by accident IMO). It's sad, but should be acknowledged as par for the course at this point. If you're not going to fall into line, expect the power brokers to mix you up with the worst of 'em.