Thanks for the well wishes and support. And... you actually got me mulling over a piece for the latest Trial by Comics with that little suggestion... let's see if I hit the deadline!

I've been playing around with Brave a bit myself. I've made an Uphold account but not really used it at all yet. I also took the steps to get my main sites (bryanimhoff.com; ithoughtitwouldbezombies.com; appetitefordistractioncomic.com) set up as Brave Verified Publishers. I see you are too... so I just sent you a tip! I think it's an interesting system with a lot of potential but I've got to explore and experiment a bit more. I actually wanted to start learning and accumulating a bit of BAT tokens with an eye on being able to use them to then purchase some advertising space for my own ventures and comics. I think the biggest hurdle for me has been that the Brave browser is most fully functional on desktop so far, and I do a ton of my surfing on mobile. I'm also just stuck in my ways and haven't taken the time to move all the passwords, bookmarks, and such over as needed. Making a browser change is a big life decision! I'm not worried too much about the UpHold integration. I think with widespread use they'll obviously be able to build out a more robust and varied wallet and payment system. I get the feeling they just needed a simple trusted partner for the early stages here.

It's been on my long and neglected to-do list to learn more and do a full write up on Brave & BAT... consider it eventually forthcoming!