I support Eich, but I don't like the idea of Brave. I want a neutral browser. Brave is not neutral, since it comes bundled with software that blocks ads and some crypto crap. I want to block ads, but I want to do it my way and to be in control.
The BAT sh*tcoin stuff turned me off to Brave. I've been using Dissenter which removed all of that (and more crud) from Brave, but it doesn't seem to update very often. I like the every 6 week cadence that Edge is promising.
I run Brave shield with uBlock Origin over here, and disable the former on some sites when it inevitably breaks something because it can go a bit too far for the "modern development" world; but you can disable it globally.
I don't sign up for their crypto stuff either and there's a toggle to hide it.
You can turn the coins off. It’s not heavily in the UI. The blocking works fine. You’re in control, just click the blooming icon.
You can lower shields with a global setting, not just per site.
Brave Rewards are off by default and you can hide the icon.