Hey there Bravo. Rather than me copy/paste everything, I’d highly recommend you check out my FAQ at -Retired- PSA: User FAQ - Support & Answers
It does advise a lot of how all of that works. In the meanwhile, short version is BAT weren’t in your browser but an estimate of your earnings were. Estimated earnings get zeroed out and sent into real earnings. If you’re unverified, it gets delivered to your browser where you have to Claim them and it stores there If you’re with Uphold or Gemini, they end up getting sent to your Gemini or Uphold account.
If you have sent tips or had “Auto-Contribute” turned on, it should reduce that from your earnings. Then you’ll receive anything left from those earnings once those deductions are taken out. If that doesn’t happen, it means something in your settings may have been turned off or you didn’t add the specific places.