Asgaya

Bitcoin Cash remittances with <1% fees, no KYC, self-custody

🎯 What is Asgaya?

A Bitcoin Cash wallet with a peer-to-peer marketplace to trade any fiat currency for BCH or BCH-native tokens (H€, HAu).

<1% total fees
Trade fiat↔BCH cheaper than exchanges or remittance services

No KYC
Permissionless participation

No custody
Payment-first covenant model

Volatility protection
H€ and HAu stability tokens via AnyHedge

Use cases: Remittances, merchant cash-out, cross-border payments, BCH liquidity provision.

Initial testing: EUR→VES corridor (Spain→Venezuela) chosen to validate the model in a challenging environment. Architecture works for any fiat currency pair.

📚 Documentation Structure

Visit docs.asgaya.org to explore:

implementation/ - 7 technical components (wallet, bulletin-board, nostr, notification-bot, stability-layer)
the-mechanism/ - The 5 gears and how they interact
user-journeys/ - Sender, recipient, merchant, trader perspectives
why-this-design/ - Design constraints and rationale
unknowns/ - 32 investigation briefs (research entry point)
research/ - Research sessions and summaries

🔍 Current Status

Phase: Phase 0 Preparation
Last Update: June 27, 2026
Architecture: Payment-first covenants + H€/HAu stability layer

What's complete:

✅ 7 implementation components (TightDS reviewed)
✅ H€/HAu stability tokens via 7-day AnyHedge contracts
✅ Payment-first covenant architecture (no seller capital risk)
✅ 32 structured unknowns for Phase 0 validation
✅ Documentation publicly accessible at docs.asgaya.org

💬 Feedback Welcome

GitHub Issues: github.com/rufitnes/asgayapedia/issues
Email: rufitnes@proton.me

📜 License

Documentation: CC BY 4.0
Future Code: MIT License (when implemented)