FAQ

Is this real money?

No. Tint is a test network. TINT and TUSD have no value, nothing backs TUSD, and the network can be reset.

Is Tint anonymous?

It hides the sender, the recipient and the amount of a payment. It does not hide that a payment happened, its fee, the amounts of swaps, or the network address a payment came from. “Untraceable” and “completely anonymous” would be wrong words. See Security model.

Where do I get the wallet?

Tint Wallet for iPhone is in closed testing on TestFlight, by invitation. It is not in the App Store, and there is no public download link. An app that claims to be Tint Wallet from any other source is not ours.

Is there an Android or desktop wallet?

The iPhone wallet is the one being tested, and it is the only one we offer. There is nothing to download for other platforms.

I lost my recovery phrase.

It cannot be recovered by anyone. If the wallet is still open on your phone, move your coins to a new wallet; otherwise they are gone. On a test network that costs nothing but time, which is a good reason to practise here.

Why do I pay the fee in the coin I send?

So that you never need a second coin only to pay for gas. Each coin has its own pool, and a payment pays its fee in the coin it moves.

How fast is a payment?

The wallet spends a moment building the proof on the phone. After that, a payment is put into a block as soon as the node has it; a block with payments does not wait for the 5-second rest of a quiet chain. We state no throughput figures because none have been measured for the public network.

Is a swap private?

Partly. The two amounts that pass through the exchange pool are public, because the pool's price depends on them. Who swapped is not public.

How is Tint different from Zcash?

It uses the same Orchard scheme and Halo 2 proofs. It is a separate network with its own consensus (BFT proof-of-stake), several coins, fees paid in the sent coin, and an exchange pool built into the chain.

When does the bridge open?

We have no date. It is being built, and will be tried on Sepolia and BNB Chain Testnet first. It will be custodial. See Bridge.

Can I run a validator on the public network?

No. The validator set is fixed at the first block. You can run your own test network, or a node of your own for your wallet. See Run a node.

Does this site track me?

No: no analytics, cookies or third-party scripts. See Site privacy.