Technical Whitepaper · Version 3.0 · April 2026 · Confidential

Banking for
the world.
Built for
earning.

Denaro Pay is a multi-chain mobile financial application delivering global USDC transfers, passive yield on idle balances, Visa card spending, and automated execution software for regulated prop firm accounts — in a single interface.

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Countries
150+
Send fee
$0.001
Yield APY
5.2%*
*Variable rate via Morpho Blue.
Not guaranteed. Not FDIC insured.
Target settlement
~3s
jeffrey@denaropay.com  ·  denaropay.com
Contents

Table of Contents

  1. 1Executive Summary§01
  2. 2Problem Statement§02
  3. 3Product Overview and Current Status§03
  4. 4Core Wallet and Payment Layer§04
  5. 5Execution Automation for Prop Firm Accounts§05
  6. 6Yield and Passive Earning§06
  7. 7Merchant Payment Rails (Planned)§07
  8. 8Security Architecture§08
  9. 9Infrastructure Partners§09
  10. 10Technology Stack§10
  11. 11Regulatory and Compliance Posture§11
  12. 12Fee Structure and Economics§12
  13. 13Roadmap§13
  14. 14Risk Factors and Disclosures§14
  15. 15Conclusion§15
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Executive Summary

Executive Summary

Denaro Pay is a mobile-first financial application built on Coinbase Base L2 with USDC as the native settlement currency. Users in 150+ countries can send and receive USDC for $0.001, earn yield on idle balances through Morpho Blue, spend through a Marqeta Visa card, and connect a regulated prop firm account to the Denaro Pay execution automation system.

The application is engineered across five technical layers: frontend React Native with Expo, backend Python FastAPI on AWS, smart contracts Solidity with Foundry, wallet infrastructure Circle Programmable Wallets, and an execution automation engine via Tradovate and Rithmic APIs via OAuth.

Security is provided through six active layers — biometric authentication, KYC through Persona, AML monitoring through Chainalysis and Sardine, AES-256 encryption, Coinbase Prime custody, and AWS WAF infrastructure protection — with a seventh post-quantum signature layer on the near-term technical roadmap.

Important. Denaro Pay does not custody, manage, or pool user trading capital. The execution automation system places orders inside the user's own prop firm account under terms the user agrees to directly with the prop firm. Denaro Pay provides the software tool only. Users retain full control of their account at all times.
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Problem Statement

Three structural failures.

The global financial system has three structural failures that Denaro Pay is designed to resolve simultaneously.

1
Access failure
2.4 billion people are unbanked or underbanked. Opening a bank account requires physical presence, proof of address, and minimum balances that exclude most of the global population.
2
Cost failure
International wires take up to 14 business days and cost 3–7%. Stripe charges 2.9% plus $0.30. PayPal charges 3.4%. Traditional card networks extract 1.5–3% from every purchase.
3
Earning failure
Bank accounts pay near-zero interest while deploying depositor capital for significant returns elsewhere. Idle balances earn nothing. Prop firm payouts arrive via wire — 3 to 5 business days later.
ProblemOld WorldDenaro Pay
Account access14+ days, branch required2-minute mobile signup
International send14 days, 3–7% fee$0.001 · under 2 seconds
Merchant fees2.9% Stripe / 3.4% PayPal0.5% flat — planned Q4 2026
Balance earning0.01–0.5% APY typical5.2% APY via Morpho Blue (variable)
Prop firm payoutWire, 3–5 business daysUSDC wallet, target ~3s
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Product Overview

Product Overview and Current Status

Denaro Pay combines five modules in a single application. Honest status below.

ModuleDescriptionStatus
USDC Wallet Multi-chain USDC account on Coinbase Base. Send, receive, hold. Beta
Visa Card Virtual card via Marqeta. Physical on request. NFC tap-to-pay. Beta
Execution Automation OAuth-based order placement in user-owned prop firm accounts via Tradovate and Rithmic. Private Beta
Yield 5.2% APY on idle USDC via Morpho Blue. Variable rate. No lockup. Beta
Merchant Payments 0.5% fee processing in 150+ countries. Instant USDC settlement. Planned Q4 2026
Direct Deposit Routing number for paycheck direct deposit to USDC wallet. Planned Q3 2026
Beta definition. Beta means the feature is functional but not yet production-hardened. Users in Beta acknowledge known limitations in the terms of service. Live paper trading for the execution automation system begins Q3 2026. Live paper results will be published monthly starting 30 days after the paper phase begins.
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Core Wallet

Settlement in under three seconds, to anyone, anywhere.

Every Denaro Pay account is backed by a Circle Programmable Wallet on Coinbase Base. Balances are denominated exclusively in USDC, the regulated stablecoin issued by Circle and fully backed 1:1 by US dollar reserves.

Settlement networkUSDC · Base L2 Ethereum rollup
Transaction fee$0.001 per USDC transfer
Target settlement timeUnder 3 seconds
CustodyCoinbase Prime institutional custody
Wallet infrastructureCircle Programmable Wallets API
On-rampCoinbase Pay (US) · Airwallex (International)
Off-rampAirwallex bank transfer · Visa card spend

Visa Card

The Denaro Pay Visa card is issued by Marqeta. Virtual cards are available in-app immediately upon KYC approval. Physical cards with NFC tap-to-pay ship on request. Transactions deduct from the USDC balance. Biometric confirmation is required per transaction. Sends over $500 require SMS 2FA via Twilio.

IssuerMarqeta · Visa
FX spreadMid-market · 0%
Acceptance65M+ merchants globally
Tap-to-payNFC · Apple Wallet · Google Wallet
AuthorizationBiometric per transaction · SMS 2FA above $500
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Execution Automation

Automated execution software for prop firm accounts.

The Denaro Pay execution automation system is a software tool. The user connects their own prop firm account via OAuth (Tradovate or Rithmic). The tool places and manages orders under rules the user configures. Denaro Pay does not custody user trading capital, does not make discretionary decisions on the user's behalf, and is not a registered investment adviser. The user retains full control of their account and all trading decisions at all times.

Supported Prop Firms

FirmRegionConnectionRegulation
FundedNextUS + InternationalTradovate / Rithmic OAuthCME Regulated
LucidUS + InternationalTradovate / Rithmic OAuthCME Regulated
FTMOInternationalTradovate / Rithmic OAuthEU Regulated
MyFundedFuturesUS + InternationalTradovate / Rithmic OAuthCME Regulated
E8 MarketsInternationalTradovate / Rithmic OAuthEU Regulated

Consistency Score System

Most prop firms require that no single trade account for more than 40% of total net profit in a payout cycle. The planned consistency score engine will monitor this ratio and notify users when their score crosses configurable thresholds. This feature is not live at this time.

Strategy Performance Disclosure

Historical backtesting of the strategy logic on synthetic order-flow data suggests the approach may perform favorably under certain market regimes. Backtest results are not a promise of future performance and are not published as product performance claims. Live paper trading on real market data begins Q3 2026. Live paper results will be published monthly starting 30 days after the paper phase begins. Forward-looking performance numbers are not projected to users.

What Denaro Pay does NOT do.
  • Take custody of user trading capital
  • Pool user capital across accounts
  • Make trading decisions outside of user-configured rules
  • Guarantee any level of performance
  • Replace the user's direct relationship with their prop firm
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Yield and Passive Earning

Every dollar earns 5.2%. Per block. Without instruction.

Every USDC balance held in Denaro Pay may earn yield at a variable rate currently approximately 5.2% APY via Morpho Blue on Coinbase Base. Yield accrues every block. No lockup period, no minimum balance.

ProtocolMorpho Blue · Coinbase Base
Current APY5.2% (variable — subject to market conditions)
CompoundingEvery block · under 2 seconds
LockupNone
Custody modelNon-rehypothecated
BalanceDaily YieldMonthly YieldAnnual Yield
$1,000$0.14$4.33$52
$5,000$0.71$21.67$260
$10,000$1.42$43.33$520
$50,000$7.12$216.67$2,600
$100,000$14.25$433.33$5,200

Illustrative only at a 5.2% APY rate. Actual rate varies with market conditions. Yield is generated through Morpho Blue, a third-party decentralized lending protocol. Yield is not FDIC insured, not guaranteed, and subject to smart contract risk. Past rates do not predict future rates.

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Merchant Payment Rails

Merchant rails. Coming Q4 2026.

The Denaro Pay merchant platform is planned for Q4 2026. The target structure is a 0.5% flat transaction fee with near-instant USDC settlement, no chargebacks by design, and acceptance in 150+ countries.

Launch targetQ4 2026
Fee model0.5% flat per transaction
SettlementUSDC · Base L2 · near-instant
ChargebacksStructurally none
Coverage150+ jurisdictions
Illustrative savings vs. Stripe and PayPal are modeling targets based on public fee schedules. They are not committed pricing. Merchant terms will be published at launch.
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Security Architecture

Security designed not to fail.

Denaro Pay employs six active independent security layers. A seventh post-quantum cryptography layer is on the near-term technical roadmap. Each layer operates independently. The compromise of any single layer does not compromise the system.

LayerComponentDescriptionStatus
1 Biometric Auth Face ID and fingerprint. 6-digit PIN fallback. JWT with refresh rotation. 15-min session timeout. Auto-lock on background. Active
2 KYC / AML Persona government ID with liveness check. Chainalysis OFAC and sanctions screening. Sardine behavioral AI for ongoing AML monitoring. Active
3 Encryption AES-256 on all sensitive database fields. Fernet symmetric encryption for API keys. TLS 1.3 enforced on all endpoints. AWS Secrets Manager for all credentials. Active
4 Transaction Security Biometric confirmation on every send. SMS 2FA via Twilio for transfers above $500. New address whitelist with 24-hour delay before first send. Active
5 Threat Detection Chainalysis on-chain screening. Sardine anomaly detection AI. Geo-anomaly flags on new country logins. Velocity limits blocking abnormal send frequency. Active
6 Custody Infrastructure All USDC held at Coinbase Prime. Multi-sig architecture via Circle Programmable Wallets. AWS WAF and Shield. Zero-trust network on all infrastructure. Active
7 Quantum Security · BTQ ML-DSA NIST-standardized Module Lattice Digital Signature Algorithm applied to every on-chain transaction. Resistant to Shor's algorithm. Provided by BTQ Technologies. Roadmap H2 2026
Note on Layer 7. Coinbase, Circle, and the Base network implement their own cryptographic layers. Layer 7 as implemented by Denaro Pay protects session tokens and application-layer transaction metadata. It does not supersede or replace the cryptographic protections already provided by Coinbase custody or the Base network itself.
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Infrastructure Partners

Built on the rails that matter.

Denaro Pay does not reinvent custody, settlement, regulation, or issuance. It composes the most trusted primitives in regulated finance into one product surface.

PartnerRolePurpose
Coinbase PrimeCustodyInstitutional USDC custody for all user balances. Segregated from Denaro Pay balance sheet.
Coinbase Base L2NetworkAll transaction settlement. Ethereum rollup. Sub-second block times.
CircleUSDC StablecoinRegulated US dollar stablecoin. 1:1 backed. FinCEN MSB licensed. Attested monthly by Grant Thornton.
MarqetaCard IssuingVisa card program. Virtual and physical. NFC tap-to-pay. 65M merchant acceptance.
AWSCloud InfrastructureEC2 compute, RDS PostgreSQL, Secrets Manager, WAF, Shield.
AirwallexGlobal PaymentsInternational fiat on/off ramp. 150+ countries. FX at mid-market rate.
PersonaKYCGovernment ID, liveness, and document verification at onboarding.
ChainalysisBlockchain AMLOn-chain transaction screening and ongoing monitoring. OFAC compliance.
SardineFraud DetectionBehavioral AI fraud and anomaly detection across all accounts.
Morpho BlueYield ProtocolUSDC lending on Coinbase Base. Non-rehypothecated. No lockup.
Tradovate / RithmicExecution APIsOAuth connection to user's own prop firm account for order placement.
BTQ Technologies (Roadmap)Quantum SecurityNIST ML-DSA post-quantum signatures. H2 2026 integration target.
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Technology Stack

The stack.

FrontendReact Native · Expo · iOS and Android
BackendPython FastAPI · AWS EC2 us-west-2
DatabasePostgreSQL · AWS RDS
Smart contractsSolidity · Foundry · Coinbase Base
WalletCircle Programmable Wallets API
Virtual cardMarqeta API
BlockchainCoinbase Base L2
Execution automationTradovate + Rithmic APIs · OAuth
Yield protocolMorpho Blue · Base
Global paymentsAirwallex API
KYCPersona API
AML · blockchain intelChainalysis API
Fraud detectionSardine API
Secrets managementAWS Secrets Manager
2FATwilio SMS
EncryptionAES-256 · Fernet · TLS 1.3
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Regulatory and Compliance

Compliance posture.

Denaro Pay is not a licensed bank, not a registered broker-dealer, not a registered investment adviser, and is not currently registered as a money services business. USDC balances are held in Coinbase Prime institutional custody and are not on Denaro Pay's balance sheet.

Current Compliance Activities

KYCGovernment ID and liveness via Persona at onboarding for all users.
OFACNew accounts screened against OFAC sanctions list. Sanctioned jurisdictions blocked.
AMLOngoing transaction monitoring via Chainalysis. Suspicious activity triggers account review and potential freeze.
FraudBehavioral pattern monitoring via Sardine across all accounts and transactions.
Execution tool scopeProvided as software only. User is the account holder of record at the regulated prop firm. User connects via OAuth, configures rules, and retains full control of their account at all times.
Performance fee10% applies exclusively to United States clients operating funded prop firm accounts via Tradovate or Rithmic OAuth. All other clients retain 100% of trading profits.
Regulatory status is subject to change as Denaro Pay scales and as guidance from FinCEN, SEC, and CFTC evolves. Users should review the current Regulatory Disclosures page for the most current posture.
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Fee Structure

Honest terms. Charged where value is delivered.

The wallet, card, yield, and settlement are free. Denaro Pay charges only for execution automation infrastructure and merchant processing.

Revenue StreamRateWho PaysNotes
USDC Transfer $0.001 per transfer All users Near gas cost on Base L2
Bot Licensing $99 / month CREST subscribers Covers execution automation access
Performance Fee 10% of net profits US prop firm clients only Tradovate / Rithmic OAuth. All others: 0%
Live Capital Accounts No performance fee Live capital traders $99/mo licensing only
International Accounts No performance fee International prop clients $99/mo licensing only
Pay Advance 2% per advance Advance users Collected from eventual prop firm wire
Yield Spread Above 5.2% APY Retained internally 5.2% passed to users; spread above retained
Merchant Processing 0.5% per transaction Merchants Planned Q4 2026
Physical Card $24 one-time Physical card requestors Virtual card included at no charge
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Roadmap

Roadmap.

Milestones listed as targets. Subject to change. Execution automation live paper phase results will be published monthly once the phase begins.

Q2 2026
USDC wallet Beta · Visa card Beta · Yield Beta · KYC onboarding · Biometric auth · AES-256 encryption
In progress
Q3 2026
Execution automation live paper trading begins · Live paper results published monthly · Direct deposit routing number · Pay Advance launch · Token swaps via LI.FI aggregator
Planned
Q4 2026
Merchant payment rails launch · NFC physical card ship · Social payment feed · QR code payments · USDC yield earning public phase
Planned
H2 2026
BTQ ML-DSA post-quantum signature layer · Prop firm consistency score engine · Payout detection and push notification · Dark mode UI
Planned
2027
Full production hardening · Additional prop firm integrations · Institutional API access · Expanded fiat corridor coverage
Target
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Risk Factors

Risk Factors and Disclosures

The following risks are material. This is not an exhaustive list. Users should read the full Terms of Service and Regulatory Disclosures before using the platform.

USDC is not FDIC insured.
USDC balances held in Denaro Pay are not bank deposits and are not insured by the FDIC. USDC is a stablecoin issued by Circle Internet Financial. While USDC is backed 1:1 by US dollar reserves, it is not a guarantee against loss in all scenarios.
Execution automation involves risk of loss.
Trading in futures contracts involves substantial risk of loss. The execution automation system places orders in regulated futures markets. Users may lose some or all of their prop firm capital. Past or simulated performance does not predict future results. There is no guarantee of profit.
Yield rates are variable and not guaranteed.
The 5.2% APY yield rate is variable and driven by market supply and demand on Morpho Blue. The rate may decrease significantly or go to zero. Yield is generated through a third-party decentralized protocol and is subject to smart contract risk, liquidity risk, and protocol governance risk.
Regulatory environment is evolving.
The regulatory framework for stablecoins, DeFi yield, and automated trading software is actively evolving in the United States and internationally. Changes in law or regulatory guidance could materially affect Denaro Pay's ability to operate certain features in certain jurisdictions.
Settlement times are targets, not guarantees.
The ~3 second target settlement time for prop firm payouts depends on prop firm processing speed, Airwallex rails, and Base network conditions. Actual settlement times may be longer. This is a design target based on internal test settlements, not a live performance guarantee.
Beta features carry operational risk.
Features marked Beta are functional but not yet production-hardened. Users in Beta may encounter bugs, downtime, or unexpected behavior. Denaro Pay is not liable for losses arising from Beta feature failures.
Denaro Pay is not a bank or investment adviser.
Denaro Pay is not a licensed bank, registered investment adviser, registered broker-dealer, or money services business at this time. Nothing in this document or on the Denaro Pay platform constitutes investment advice, financial advice, or a solicitation to buy or sell any security.
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Conclusion

Conclusion

Denaro Pay is building the financial rails that connect a global population to low-cost settlement, stable earnings, and automated execution tools — without requiring a traditional bank account, a wire transfer, or a brokerage relationship.

The platform is early. The execution automation system is in private Beta. Merchant rails are planned. Post-quantum security is on the roadmap. We are publishing this document because transparency is the correct default for a financial application that handles user money and interacts with regulated capital markets.

We will update this whitepaper as features ship and as the regulatory environment clarifies. Live paper trading results will be published starting Q3 2026.

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