frequently asked questions

none at all. praxis creates a wallet in your browser instantly. if you need ETH, the sign-up flow lets you buy it with a debit card, Venmo, or PayPal.

one-time deploy fee of 0.005 ETH (~$10) for artists. audience members register free. after that, every action costs fractions of a cent in network fees. following costs ~$0.00002. posting costs ~$0.00005.

request one from the landing page. tell us about your practice — share your work, a link, anything that shows what you do. you can also register as an audience member (free, no invite needed) and get invited later.

yes. any artist can sponsor invites by depositing ETH to cover the deploy fee. if you receive a sponsored invite, registration is free. sponsors can revoke unredeemed invites.

use your recovery phrase to restore your wallet. you downloaded it during setup. it is the only way to recover your account without your password.

your private key is encrypted in your browser and never sent unencrypted. the server stores only the encrypted blob. messages are end-to-end encrypted via XMTP. journal entries are encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

praxis creates a secure wallet in your browser during signup — no extension needed. you can export your private key or recovery phrase from settings and import it into MetaMask, Rabby, or any standard wallet.

yes. your on-chain history remains permanent, but your identity is removed from the registry and your site is taken down.

anytime. your content stays the same — only the layout changes. go to settings and pick a new template.

always. fork the repo, edit site.json, deploy on your own server. the blockchain is the shared layer. self-hosting is free forever.

on IPFS via a self-hosted node. content is addressable on the global IPFS network and cannot be tampered with (content-addressed storage).

no. the persistent player survives page navigation. music keeps playing as visitors browse your site.

yes, anytime before the goal is met. if the goal is never met, everyone gets a full automatic refund.

the team commits to a percentage during proposal. after completion, the team sends revenue back and funders claim their proportional share. all automated by the contract.

permanent, non-transferable digital proofs of contribution issued to every team member when a project completes. your verifiable resume — can't be faked or bought.

every artist gets 10 invite codes. share one, the recipient registers and gets 10 of their own. completing a project earns 5 bonus invites.

artists get a full site, blog, journal, projects, media sales, and invite codes. audience members register free and can follow, fund, collect, and message.

18 languages including English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Swahili, Russian, Bengali, Indonesian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Farsi, and Urdu. Arabic, Farsi, and Urdu have full right-to-left support.

the built-in bridge supports Ethereum, Optimism, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, and zkSync Era. bridge directly within the app when your Scroll balance is insufficient.