Frequently Asked Questions

The Funding Wallet acts as a bridge between your main wallet and the Privacy Cash pool. Your main wallet (like Phantom) keeps its private keys hidden for security, but Privacy Cash needs direct access to sign transactions. By signing a message, you create a Funding Wallet that you control and can always recover. Your SOL goes: Main Wallet → Funding Wallet → Privacy Cash Pool → Stealth Wallets.

Orders execute according to your chosen duration. If you select a 4-hour DCA with 5 orders, each order will execute roughly 48 minutes apart (with randomization). The timing varies intentionally—orders are spaced 5+ minutes apart with random delays to prevent pattern detection.

Failed orders are automatically retried. If an order fails due to slippage (price moved too much), it will be rescheduled. If it fails due to insufficient funds or a critical error, the order is marked as failed and you can view the error in your dashboard. Your funds remain in the stealth wallet and are not lost.

Minimum is 0.1 SOL and maximum is 100 SOL per DCA schedule. These limits help ensure privacy (very small or very large amounts can be easier to trace) and manage risk.

No one but you. Your ephemeral wallet keys are derived client-side using HKDF from your wallet signature. They are then encrypted with your password using AES-256-GCM before being stored. The server only ever sees encrypted blobs—without your password and wallet signature, the keys cannot be recovered. We use PBKDF2 with 100,000 iterations for key derivation.

You can recover your keys by signing the same message with your wallet. The ephemeral keys are derived deterministically from your signature, not your password. The password only encrypts the keys for storage—if you forget it, just re-sign and set a new password.

Your funds are safe. All keys are derived deterministically from your wallet signature. Even if our servers disappear, you can recreate your ephemeral keypairs by signing the same message and deriving the keys locally. Your tokens sit in standard Solana wallets that you fully control.

Never. Encryption and decryption happen entirely in your browser. The server only receives and stores the encrypted ciphertext, salt, and IV. Your password never leaves your device.

Privacy Cash is a zero-knowledge mixer. When you deposit SOL, it goes into a shared pool where your deposit becomes indistinguishable from others. When withdrawing, you use a ZK proof to prove you deposited without revealing which deposit was yours. The withdrawal goes to a fresh stealth wallet with no on-chain history connecting it to your identity.

The privacy guarantees come from multiple layers: (1) Privacy Cash breaks the deposit-withdrawal link using ZK proofs, (2) Each order uses a different stealth wallet, (3) Order amounts are randomized ±5-30%, (4) Order timing is randomized with 5+ minute gaps. An observer sees random wallets making random-sized purchases at random times—no pattern to trace.

Privacy is not anonymity for bad actors. We use Range Protocol to screen wallets for sanctions (OFAC) and fraud indicators. This ensures Beluga cannot be used for money laundering or sanctions evasion while still providing privacy for legitimate users. Clean privacy, no compromises.

We store: your wallet address (for authentication), encrypted key blobs (unreadable without your password), DCA schedules and order status, and ephemeral wallet addresses. We do NOT store: your password, unencrypted keys, or any data that could link your deposits to withdrawals.

Beluga is currently free to use—no platform fees. You pay Privacy Cash fees (0% deposits, 0.35% + 0.006 SOL per withdrawal), standard Solana transaction fees (~0.000005 SOL per transaction), and Jupiter swap fees (typically 0.1-0.3% depending on the route). If you use ShadowWire for private consolidation, there is an additional 1% relayer fee.

Each stealth wallet needs SOL to pay for transaction fees (gas). We reserve 0.01 SOL per wallet for swap transactions. When depositing to the Privacy Cash pool, we leave 0.005 SOL in the Funding Wallet for the deposit transaction fee.

Before starting a DCA (while in PENDING status), you can delete it and your funds remain in the Privacy Cash pool. Once a DCA is active, you can cancel it—pending orders are skipped, but completed orders cannot be reversed. Any tokens already purchased remain in your stealth wallets.

DCA Out is the reverse of DCA In—it lets you sell your accumulated tokens gradually and privately. Instead of dumping all at once (which could move the market or reveal your position), you sell in randomized chunks over time. Proceeds can go back through Privacy Cash for maximum privacy.

From the Holdings page, select a token and click Consolidate. You can transfer tokens from all stealth wallets to a single destination. For maximum privacy, use ShadowWire transfers which hide the transfer amounts using Bulletproof encryption (1% fee). Normal transfers are free but amounts are visible on-chain.

Yes. When consolidating, you can specify any Solana wallet address as the destination. This can be your main wallet, a cold wallet, an exchange deposit address, or any other wallet you control.