Today we announce our launch plans for the first phase of the Basic Attention Token platform, code-named Mercury. The initial outline for Mercury was included in our roadmap announcement and the design concept is available on Github. BAT Mercury will be rolled out incrementally.

The Brave browser will be the first application on the BAT platform. The Brave browser currently allows users to make micro-contributions to publishers through the use of a Bitcoin wallet and ledger system. The launch of Mercury is targeted for mid-September and will include the replacement of the Bitcoin wallet integrated into the browser with a BAT wallet.