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Getting started
Spondula is a global wallet, identity, and payment infrastructure platform built to make sending and receiving value as simple as sending a message. Instead of sharing bank account numbers or card details, you receive a unique payment identity called an S-Handle and use it to send and receive value across the network. Spondula provides the infrastructure; it is not a bank, exchange, broker, or liquidity provider.
An S-Handle is your unique payment identity on the Spondula network, the payment equivalent of a username, such as @john or @mybusiness. Instead of sharing account numbers, sort codes, IBANs, or wallet addresses, you simply share your S-Handle, and value sent to it is routed to the right wallet automatically. People remember names more easily than account numbers, which makes payments faster and less error-prone.
Yes. A webapp is already live, a native Android app is in final testing, and iOS is planned next. All of them share the same non-custodial wallet, so your S-Handle and assets stay consistent across devices.
Spondula is in a phased beta ahead of a wider launch. Not all services, features, payment methods, assets, or ecosystem participants are available in every jurisdiction, and availability may change over time. You can join the waitlist to be notified about early access in your region.
Reserve your S-Handle, set up your non-custodial wallet, and complete identity verification (KYC) where it is required for the features you want to use. You can then receive value from other S-Handles, and buy tokens with a card or bank transfer once your account is verified.
S-Tokens
An S-Token is a digital tracking instrument used within the ecosystem. Each S-Token is designed to track the value of a specific reference asset. For example, USD-S tracks the value of the US Dollar, GBP-S tracks the value of the British Pound, BTC-S tracks the value of Bitcoin, and GOLD-S tracks the value of gold. This lets you work with familiar units of value inside a single digital ecosystem.
No. An S-Token is a digital tracking instrument designed to track the value of a reference asset. It is not money, a bank deposit, or legal tender, and holding one does not mean you own the underlying asset.
No. Holding an S-Token does not mean you own the asset it tracks. For example, holding USD-S does not mean you own US Dollars, and holding GOLD-S does not mean you own physical gold. An S-Token is designed to track value, not to represent ownership of the reference asset.
An S-Token is designed to reflect the external market value of the reference asset it tracks. Spondula does not arbitrarily set or change S-Token values.
Major Reference S-Tokens (for example USD-S, GBP-S, EUR-S) may have broader liquidity support from independent ecosystem participants. Specialist S-Tokens (for example GOLD-S, BTC-S) may depend more heavily on participant demand, market activity, and peer-to-peer liquidity.
Spondula does not market S-Tokens as investments and does not provide investment advice. S-Tokens are not bank deposits, not savings accounts, and not government-backed products. You should understand the risks before participating in the ecosystem.
Sending, receiving & buying
Open your wallet, enter the recipient’s S-Handle, choose the asset you want to send, and confirm. The recipient receives the transfer directly into their wallet. You can also send value through QR codes, Creator Pages, payment links, and in-thread messaging, which feels closer to sending a message than to a traditional financial transaction.
Transfers between S-Handles on the Spondula network are free. Spondula does not charge a spread, an exchange-rate markup, or a conversion fee, and does not convert between assets. When you buy tokens or move value out, any cost is set by the independent participant facilitating that step, not by Spondula. Spondula’s revenue comes from providing infrastructure and services.
Transfers between S-Handles on the network are designed to settle quickly, so sending value feels close to sending a message. Moving value in or out of tokens involves independent participants, and timing for those steps can vary by participant, payment method, and jurisdiction.
You can buy tokens with a card or bank transfer, subject to identity verification. Payment methods must belong to the verified account holder. Once a purchase completes, the tokens land in your wallet, ready to send or hold.
The ability to sell, swap, or move an S-Token out depends on available counterparties, independent ecosystem participants, market demand, and any applicable restrictions. Spondula does not buy or sell S-Tokens and does not guarantee that buyers or sellers will always be available.
Rewards & referrals
Eligible early users may receive a welcome reward of $10 worth of BTC-S, the S-Token that tracks the value of Bitcoin. The reward unlocks once you have completed onboarding, passed identity verification, and made your first qualifying transaction on the network.
Share your personal referral link or code. When someone joins through it, completes onboarding and identity verification, and makes their first qualifying transaction, you both receive $10 worth of BTC-S. There is no limit to how many people you can refer.
Qualifying requirements protect the reward pool for real users. They prevent automated bots, duplicate accounts, and click-farms from claiming rewards, which keeps the programme fair and sustainable for everyone.
The Referral Programme Terms in the legal section of the site set out eligibility, the qualifying requirements, and the rules against abuse. Rewards are subject to verification and compliance checks, and the programme may be changed or ended as described there.
What Spondula is (and isn't)
No. Spondula is not a bank. It does not accept deposits, operate current accounts, provide savings accounts, issue loans, or offer traditional banking services. Spondula provides wallet, identity, and KYC infrastructure: a new form of payment and interaction infrastructure, not a replacement for a regulated bank.
No. Spondula is not an exchange. It does not buy, sell, exchange, or redeem S-Tokens, does not market make, and does not act as a broker, dealer, or trading counterparty. Liquidity is provided by independent ecosystem participants; Spondula’s role is limited to providing the infrastructure.
Spondula generates revenue primarily by providing infrastructure and services to ecosystem participants, including Operators, proprietary traders, businesses, enterprise clients, and approved service providers. Services may include wallet infrastructure, identity verification, compliance services, API access, technology integrations, and business tools. Spondula does not currently charge users for standard wallet-to-wallet transfers between S-Handles.
Liquidity is provided by independent ecosystem participants, which may include Operators, liquidity providers, proprietary traders, and other network participants. Spondula itself does not provide liquidity, does not buy or sell S-Tokens, and does not act as a counterparty. Spondula does not guarantee liquidity or that buyers or sellers will always be available.
Operators are independent participants within the ecosystem. They are not part of Spondula. They may provide services such as payment, liquidity, settlement, regional support, merchant, and other customer-facing services, and different Operators may serve different jurisdictions. Operators remain responsible for their own compliance, business operations, and regulatory obligations.
Security & custody
Spondula provides a non-custodial wallet, which means you control your assets through credentials only you hold. Spondula cannot recover private keys or recovery phrases on your behalf, so safeguarding your device and recovery credentials is your responsibility. Loss of recovery credentials may result in permanent loss of access to your assets.
You can restore your wallet on another device using your recovery credentials. Because the wallet is non-custodial, Spondula cannot recover those credentials for you, so it is important to keep them safe and private.
Accounts are protected with device security, authentication controls, and encryption. You are responsible for protecting your account credentials, recovery credentials, and device security, and for all activity associated with your account. Spondula uses technical, organisational, and operational safeguards to help protect personal information, though no system can guarantee absolute security.
Identity verification helps protect users, prevent fraud, and comply with applicable laws and regulations. You may be asked to provide details such as your full legal name, date of birth, residential address, a government-issued ID, and a selfie or biometric verification. Accepted documents may include a passport, national identity card, driving licence, or residence permit, and requirements may vary by jurisdiction. Most verifications complete within minutes, though some may need additional review.
Business & creators
Yes. Businesses can use Spondula’s wallet, identity, and payment infrastructure, along with business tools and ecosystem services. Businesses may be required to complete Know Your Business (KYB) verification in addition to individual identity verification, and additional documentation may be requested depending on the business structure and jurisdiction.
A Creator Page is a payment surface within the ecosystem that lets creators receive value, share payment links, and accept QR payments. It brings identity and payments together so supporters can find a creator by S-Handle and send value within the same environment.
Sign up and indicate that you are a business or creator. Business and creator features may have their own onboarding requirements, including verification, and availability may vary by jurisdiction.
Spondula is open to a wide range of creative categories, including content creators, streamers, podcasters, musicians, writers, artists, educators, community builders, independent media publishers, and bloggers. All creator applications go through a quick review and approval process before the full creator toolkit is unlocked.
Approved creators gain access to the full Spondula creator toolkit: a personal Creator Page, a unique S-Handle, a scannable QR code, shareable support links, a creator dashboard, and the tools needed to receive support from a global audience.
Anywhere your audience is. Spondula is platform-independent, so you can place your S-Handle, Creator Page link, or QR code in bios, video descriptions, newsletters, blogs, messaging apps, and livestreams across platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X, Twitch, Discord, and Telegram.
No. Your Creator Page serves as your hosted public page and is designed to be shared across any external platform, so you do not need to run your own website to start receiving support.
Yes. Spondula is designed to complement existing creator tools, memberships, and communication channels you already use. You can run it alongside other platforms without needing to replace them.
Supporters can reach your profile by visiting your Creator Page link, looking up your S-Handle, or scanning your personal QR code with their device. From there they can send value directly to your wallet.
It describes Spondula’s cross-asset routing. Supporters can initiate support using the assets available to them in their region, and the value is routed so that it settles in the S-Tokens you have chosen to hold. The routing happens behind the scenes, so both sides stay in the units they prefer.
Yes. Spondula is designed to connect creators with a global audience. Supporters can find and support your profile from other countries, subject to local availability and any applicable regulatory requirements.
Support sent S-Handle to S-Handle on the network is designed to settle quickly, so your balance updates in close to real time. Steps that involve independent participants, such as buying tokens, can take longer depending on the participant, payment method, and jurisdiction.
Spondula does not charge a spread or a conversion fee on S-Handle to S-Handle transfers, so creators keep the value of the S-Token support that settles to their wallet. Any costs from independent participants involved in buying or moving value, such as payment processors or counterparties, are shown transparently at the step where they occur.
Yes. You can review incoming support history and transaction activity through your creator dashboard. Some supporters may choose to remain anonymous where the interface allows that option.
S-Tokens are designed for use within the Spondula ecosystem rather than for direct transfer out to external blockchain addresses. The ability to sell or move an S-Token out depends on available counterparties, such as independent proprietary traders and other ecosystem participants, market demand, and any applicable restrictions. Spondula itself does not buy or sell S-Tokens and does not guarantee that buyers or sellers will always be available.
To keep the programme fair and to prevent automated abuse, referral rewards are only credited after a referred account completes its first qualifying transaction on the network. Both the referrer and the referred account must be fully verified and in good standing for the reward to be issued.
It describes Spondula’s peer-to-peer flow. For users, sending S-Tokens between S-Handles feels as lightweight as sending a text message. Behind the scenes the transaction settles with finality across the network, without passing through a central platform vault.
Referral Rewards
Invite friends using your referral link or referral code. When both you and your friend complete the required qualification steps, both of you may become eligible for the advertised referral reward.
Referral rewards are not credited immediately after sign-up. Rewards are only credited once: the referred user successfully completes KYC verification; the referred user completes at least one qualifying transaction; the referrer successfully completes KYC verification; the referrer completes at least one qualifying transaction; and both accounts remain active and in good standing.
Referral rewards remain pending until all qualification requirements have been completed by both parties. If either party has not completed KYC or a qualifying transaction, the reward will not be credited. Rewards may also be subject to compliance, fraud-prevention, security and operational reviews before being issued.
A qualifying transaction is a genuine transaction within the Spondula ecosystem. Examples may include: sending value to another user; making a payment; supporting a creator; paying a merchant; exchanging assets through participating counterparties; or other qualifying ecosystem activity. Spondula may exclude test transactions, self-transactions, circular transactions, transactions between accounts under common ownership or control, and activity undertaken primarily to obtain referral rewards. Spondula shall have sole discretion in determining whether a transaction qualifies.
No. Self-referrals, duplicate accounts and accounts under common ownership or control are not eligible for rewards.
No. Any attempt to create multiple accounts, use false identities or otherwise abuse the Referral Program may result in: disqualification from the Referral Program; removal of eligibility for future rewards; restriction of Platform Services; restriction of access to promotional programs; and suspension or termination of Platform access in accordance with the Platform Terms.
No. BTC-S rewards may be credited to your wallet once qualification requirements have been met. However, the ability to exchange, convert, sell or otherwise transact in BTC-S depends upon: the availability of participating Prop Traders; the availability of counterparties; liquidity providers; Platform functionality; market conditions; and applicable compliance requirements. Neither Spondula Ltd nor Spondula Technology Ltd guarantees liquidity, conversion availability, exchange availability, pricing, execution, settlement, or availability of counterparties. The existence of a BTC-S balance does not guarantee that a transaction, exchange, conversion or sale can be completed at any particular time, quantity or price.
Yes. Spondula may refuse to issue a reward, declare a referral invalid or remove eligibility for future rewards where fraud, duplicate accounts, self-referrals, policy violations, compliance concerns or referral abuse are identified or reasonably suspected. Spondula may also restrict access to Referral Program benefits, promotional programs or certain Platform Services where permitted by the Platform Terms.
No. Referral rewards are only issued once all qualification requirements have been satisfied. Spondula does not represent that it can confiscate, seize, transfer or reallocate wallet balances for its own benefit. However, Spondula may restrict or remove Platform Services made available in connection with a wallet, including: purchase services; sale services; exchange services; redemption services; access to participating counterparties; Referral Program participation; promotional benefits; and other Platform functionality. Restrictions on Services do not constitute confiscation, seizure, transfer or reallocation of wallet balances.
Yes. Where permitted by the Platform Terms and applicable policies, Spondula may restrict access to purchase, sale, exchange, redemption or counterparty services for legal, compliance, fraud-prevention, security, operational or risk-management reasons. Such restrictions relate to Platform Services and not to ownership of wallet balances.
Rewards may be subject to compliance, fraud-prevention, security and operational reviews before being credited. Processing times may vary and rewards are not guaranteed until all qualification requirements have been satisfied and any required reviews have been completed.
No. BTC-S referral rewards are promotional incentives only. Neither Spondula Ltd nor Spondula Technology Ltd guarantees future value, liquidity, market demand, exchange availability, conversion availability, or profitability. Users should not assume that BTC-S can always be exchanged, sold or converted at a particular value or within a particular timeframe.
Understanding BTC-S and rewards
BTC-S is an internal ecosystem asset designed to track the value of Bitcoin, though it is not Bitcoin itself. For those who have already received BTC-S, please note that its value is tracked live to reflect current market benchmarks accurately.
Once full platform functionality becomes available, eligible BTC-S can be used for peer-to-peer payments, transferred between users, or exchanged peer-to-peer within the Spondula ecosystem.
The referral tracking feature is already live inside your dashboard, allowing you to collect and earn BTC-S rewards throughout our beta phase. Full utility, including the ability to buy, sell, and exchange your BTC-S peer-to-peer, will become available once the entire network officially moves out of beta. This transition will happen after we launch our native iOS and Android mobile apps and they have been fully tested and stress-tested under live conditions. Because the exact duration depends entirely on how the apps perform during this testing phase, we will keep the community updated on our progress rather than setting a fixed date.
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