Nearby makes a crypto payment feel as simple as handing someone cash — so the moments that matter have to be unmistakable. These are the principles the Nearby app is being designed around.
In development. Nearby hasn’t launched, and it hasn’t been through a security audit yet. Nothing on this page is a claim of an audit, certification or guarantee — it describes how the app is being built.
Every payment pauses on one screen you can read.
You review the intended recipient.
Their name and profile are on the review screen before anything is signed.
You explicitly review the asset and the amount.
No defaults you didn’t see, no amounts filled in for you.
Transaction details are verified before signing.
What you sign is built from exactly what you reviewed.
You can cancel before signing.
Until you confirm, nothing has been sent and nothing is pending.
Being close helps you find someone. It doesn’t tell you who they are.
Proximity alone is never treated as proof of identity.
Nearby shows you an authenticated profile; you confirm it’s the person you mean.
Sensitive wallet information isn’t exposed to nearby devices.
Phones around you see a short-lived signal and a profile — not your wallet address.
What you accept is set by you, ahead of time.
Preferences are tied to a verified app session.
Receiving preferences are associated with your authenticated Nearby session or another appropriate authentication method — not with whoever happens to be nearby.
Honest status, and no surprises.
Status is reported accurately.
Signed, submitted, settled — or failed. You see what actually happened.
Nothing changes after confirmation.
The app never silently changes the recipient, asset or amount after you confirm.
Create your Nearby profile and sign in on your phone.
Connect the wallet you want to receive into. Your keys stay yours.
Choose what you can receive. You do this once, in advance.
Become visible to people nearby — only while you choose to be.
A sender picks you by name. Your preferences prepare the route; you see it arrive.
You approve every payment on your own device. The app is being designed so private keys and recovery phrases are never sent to a Nearby server — and never shared with the phones around you.
Settlement happens on Robinhood Chain, so every completed payment has an on-chain transaction behind it.
The Nearby app is in development. Follow along for the real thing.