Why does BRAVE not use GEMINI for Rewards anymore?

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Briefly describe your issue:
I am in the U.S.A. and when I started using BRAVE Rewards I linked my wallet to GEMINI. However this no longer works and I’d like to know why BRAVE no longer pays out Rewards to non-creators through GEMINI. The only other option is to create an UPHOLD account, which I am unable to do so due to it being unavailable in my State.

What Operating System and Brave version are you using (Menu --> About Brave)? I am using Windows 10 and I am using Brave v1.73.91, Chromium: 131.0.6778.85 (Official Build) (64-bit).

Is your Brave Rewards Profile currently connected to a custodian or Solana? (yes/no)
Yes, I believe so.

What date did you connect a your Brave Rewards Profile?
I connected my BRAVE Wallet to Gemini back in December 21, 2021

Have you been able to successfully receive payments in the past?

Are you using a VPN? (yes/no)
No

Are you in a supported region (see here for list of supported regions)?
I am not, my region became unavailable.

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Not true. There’s also on-chain payments, which is the way Brave is tending. Perhaps you should read through PSA: Current and upcoming changes to Rewards and Creators as well as the links I provide there.

Because they made a lot of mistakes. For example:

Not to mention them making changes, such as:

But those things aside, it’s just that Brave is transitioning away from custodial partners and more to direct on-chain payments.

Not your Brave Wallet, it would be your Rewards. Keep in mind Rewards and Wallet are two very different things.

Anyway, if you were using the same exact device and Rewards profile, you’d still be connected. But with the removal of linking accounts to Gemini, nobody can link any new profiles to them.

While Creators can still link to Gemini, there’s no real benefit to it. Tipping through custodial partners requires the person tipping to be on the same. Meaning only people with their Rewards connected to Gemini are able to tip a Creator on Gemini. With new connections unable to be made to Gemini for about the past 2 years, give or take, this is a dwindling subset of people. Big push is on chain.