@walestoot Brendan Eich: https://www.ft.com/content/461bf398-47ee-11e4-ac9f-00144feab7de
Brave: https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/06/07/brave-browser-caught-adding-its-own-referral-codes-to-some-cryptcurrency-trading-sites/
Plus their whole cryptocurrency thing.
Here's a summary https://www.spacebar.news/p/stop-using-brave-browser