Ads for dubious products on brave home screen

Hello, I recently started seeing ads for “dubious” products on the home screen of Brave. Today, for example, I saw a large ad for a “Crypto Wendy.” Does this ad come from Brave or have I “caught” something (a virus)? Is there somewhere I can turn it off?

**Expected result: no ads

**Brave Version( check About Brave): v1.74.51 (Jan 29, 2025)

Additional Information:

@NeuAus38 please do research on Brave. What you saw is one of the Sponsored Images, also known as a New Tab Page (NTP) ad. This can be enabled/disabled in your Customize menu. But I also want you to make sure that you realize if you have opted into Rewards, disabling this will significantly reduce your earnings.

What you saw, a NTP ad:

Option from the Customize menu, under Backgrounds. You’ll see the toggle for Sponsored Images on the bottom: