What is Nano?

Nano is digital money you can send anywhere in the world, instantly, with no network fees, and using almost no energy. No bank, no account, no waiting. This page explains how it works and how to make your first payment in a couple of minutes.

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$0 Network fee

Works worldwide

The basics

Three things that make Nano different

Instant

A payment is confirmed in under a second. The receiver sees the money arrive right away, there is no "pending" wait like with bank transfers or some other coins.

Feeless

Sending Nano costs nothing on the network. If you send 1 Nano, exactly 1 Nano arrives. No transfer fee, no "gas", no hidden cut taken by the network.

Eco-friendly

Nano uses no energy-hungry "mining". A single payment uses about as much energy as a web search, unlike Bitcoin, which consumes as much as a small country.

In plain words

Think of it like sending a message

When you send someone a text message, it just arrives, you don't ask a bank for permission and you don't pay per message. Nano works the same way, except the message carries money instead of words.

Your money lives in an app called a wallet on your device, phone or computer. To pay, you scan a QR code or paste an address, confirm, and it's done. There is no middleman holding your funds and no one who can freeze or block the payment.

You don't need to understand the technology to use Nano, just like you don't need to know how email servers work to send an email.

Get started

Make your first payment in 3 steps

You can try Nano for free, no credit card and no sign-up required.

Install a wallet

Download a free Nano wallet app (see the list below). It takes under a minute and creates your account automatically, no email or ID needed.

Get some Nano

Grab a small amount for free from a faucet (below) to test, or buy Nano from an exchange. Copy your wallet's receiving address to get it in.

Scan & pay

On a Rimest payment page, open your wallet, scan the QR code, and confirm. The store is notified in under a second. That's it!

Step 1

Wallets you can use

A wallet is a free app that holds your Nano. All of these are open-source and self-custodial, meaning only you control your money.

NanChat

iOSAndroidWindows

A wallet and chat app in one, send Nano as easily as a message. Also available as a Windows app.

nanchat.com

Natrium

iOSAndroid

Fast, beginner-friendly mobile wallet. A popular way to use Nano on your phone.

natrium.io

Step 2

Get free Nano to try (faucets)

A "faucet" is a site that gives away tiny amounts of Nano for free so newcomers can try sending a payment. Paste your wallet address, solve a quick captcha, and the Nano lands in your wallet in seconds.

Free Nano Faucet

Claim free Nano on a timer, come back periodically for a little more.

freenanofaucet.com

NanoDrop

Paste your address, solve a quick captcha, and receive a small drop of Nano instantly.

nanodrop.io

Nanswap Faucet

A faucet from the Nanswap exchange, claim a little free Nano to get started.

nanswap.com

Faucets are run by volunteers and the community, not by Rimest. The amounts are tiny (meant only for testing) and a faucet may sometimes be empty or offline. Never enter your wallet's secret/seed phrase on a faucet, they only ever need your public address.

Go deeper

Learn more about Nano

nano.org The official Nano website docs.nano.org Technical documentation r/nanocurrency The Nano community on Reddit Nano Explorer See live transactions on the network

Ready to pay with Nano?

Once you have a wallet with some Nano, paying on any Rimest store is as easy as scanning a QR code.

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