FAQs

General

• Who is Fedi for?
• Is Fedi available in my jurisdiction?
• Can I use Fedi on multiple devices?
• Why does Fedi only support bitcoin?
• How big can a federation be?
• What separates Fedi from competitors in the market?
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Key Terms

• What is Fedi?
• What is Fedimint?
• What is a fedimint server?
• What is a federation?
• What is a federated OS?
• What are mods?
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Getting Started

• How do I set up and use Fedi?
• How can I join a new federation?
• How do I recover my account if I lose access to Fedi?
• Can I rejoin a federation I previously left?
• How do I invite someone to join my federation?
• How do I leave a federation?
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Custody

• What are the drawbacks to holding bitcoin on an exchange?
• What are the drawbacks to self-custodying bitcoin?
• What is federated custody, and how does it secure my bitcoin?
• What is multisig custody, and how does Fedi leverage it?
• How does Fedi keep my resources safe?
• What are the different types of fedimint setups?
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Chat

• How do I chat with someone?
• How do I create a chat group?
• What is a Broadcast only group?
• What is a Public group?
• How do I invite someone to join my chat group?
• How can I see the members of a chat group?
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Payments

• How are funds sent within and across federations?
• Can I receive eCash from a Cashu wallet?
• Does Fedi charge any fees on transactions?
• What are my options for making and requesting payments?
• How do I make a payment from the Community screen?
• How do I request a payment from the Community screen?
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Multispend

• What is Multispend?
• How do I create a Multispend group?
• How do I invite others to join my Multispend group?
• How do I edit my Multispend group?
• How can I view and edit the members of a Multispend group?
• How can I deposit funds into a Multispend group?
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Stable Balance

• What is Stable Balance?
• How is the bitcoin price determined for the Stable Balance feature?
• Can I add funds to Stable Balance in my local currency?
• How does Stable Balance work at a technical level?
• Who currently provides liquidity for Stable Balance?
• Can I become a liquidity provider for Stable Balance?
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Federation Setup

• What are the different Fedimint deployment options?
• How do I create a federation using my own hardware?
• How do I create a federation using Clovyr?
• How do I create a Clovyr account?
• What is the federation setup ceremony?
• How do I provision a fedimint guardian server?
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Guardians

• What can I see in the guardian dashboard?
• Can I become a guardian?
• What can go wrong as a guardian?
• Do guardians need to manually approve each transaction?
• Can guardians remove members from or control who joins their federation?
• Can guardians split fedimint servers across different hosting services?
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