FAQ
Short answers to the questions people ask first about Kawase.
Is Kawase a bank or a custodian?
No. Your money sits in your own account on Arc. Kawase holds permissions you signed — a daily allowance and one grant per automation — and the chain enforces their limits. See the safety model.
Do I need crypto experience?
No. You talk to Kawase like you would to a person: "send 20 dollars to Alex". There are no seed phrases, gas settings or PINs. Sign in with an email code, Apple or Google.
Does the AI decide where my money goes?
It proposes; code decides and the chain enforces. The model cannot choose the network, invent an address or approve a payment. Inside your allowance it sends to people you've paid before or named; anything else waits for your Face ID.
What if the AI misunderstands me?
Every action is shown as a card with the exact amount, currency, recipient and network before anything moves, and what was heard by voice is always shown in words. A newer request in the same conversation cancels an older open card, so an old card can't be approved by mistake.
What does it cost?
Kawase pays the network fee to set your wallet up and for payments inside your allowance. For payments you sign yourself, a small USDC network fee is shown on the card. Bridges show the provider's fee before you confirm; swaps show the rate and fees.
Which countries and currencies?
Kawase works with USDC (dollars) and EURC (euros) on Arc today, in ten languages. More tokens are on the way — see what works today.
What happens to a payment if my phone dies mid-way?
Nothing is lost or doubled. Each payment is recorded before it is sent; Kawase keeps checking the network until it knows the outcome, and only a receipt with the exact transfer marks it paid. Automations are claimed once per run and recovered after a restart.
Can I use it without Kawase one day?
Yes. Your account is an ordinary account on Arc; see Withdraw without Kawase.
Why does testnet exist in the app?
So you can try everything — sends, swaps, bridges, automations, voice — with free test money before using real money. The header pill switches networks in one tap.
Is the code open?
The repository is Blockchain-Oracle/kawase on GitHub; it is being made public for the hackathon submission.