Overview
Uphold is a cryptocurrency exchange that offers a debit card.The company also has several partner companies that offer integrated functionality between the platforms. The one most are familiar with is the brave browser so lets start there.
Brave browser
The brave browser is a privacy first browser with add and tracker blockers as well as script blocking and even access to a tor version. As if that's not a great deal already they pay content creators for their linked social media. For those who are not content creators they offer the chance to view adds if desired for compensation. They pay users in basic attention token witch will be sent to a uphold account every month.
content creators monetized social media
A brave content creator can monetize their social media accounts with the following.
Youtube
Twitch
Twitter
Facebook
Reddit
Own website
Own publication
Uphold functionality
uphold offers the use of over 26 types of cryptocurrency and growing. At the moment the following countries are listed.
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.
The cryptocurrency isn't the only feature they offer the debit cards and precious metal investment resources as well. There are also several other tools ill list latter.
Small note regarding the debit card they have been in high demand since the launch so getting one requires a waiting list sign up so the sooner you sign up the better for those still not signed up try using my referral listed below. Even if your an uphold user its a separate sign up for the debit card.
https://uphold.com/en-us/debit-card?kid=1BY5A9
Additional features
Cryptionary: a crypto dictionary
UBDI: a personal data reclaiming and monetizing service.
Give track: for donation and philanthropy
Ausecure: Precious metals services
Unstoppable Domain: facilitates the conversion of a wallet address to a domain name.
Utrust: a safer way of paying with crypto
Tap network: Gives a chance to win prizes for using any currency in your account.
Tax bit: cryptocurrency taxation advise and services
Hedge bitcoin: a automated trader
Salt lending: Cash loans using your crypto as collateral
Cred earn: Earn intrest on crypto
Conclusion
Many users of brave and uphold dont take advantage of the many additional features or even know about them. Hopefully i have given you some idea of the lesser known advantages.
If you want to help support similar overviews the following are my referrals.
https://www.reddit.com/r/cryptofaucetrefferal/
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Good article and thanks for explaining about the debit card! Another Uphold feature that not many people know about yet is the ability to make recurring automated transactions - for example you could automatically buy a set amount of BTC on your payday.