No accounts, no ID, no email — Nova is a self-custody wallet with zero telemetry. Your keys are the account; your addresses are the ledger.
Nova has no KYC because it has no accounts at all. There is nothing to verify you against. No sign-up email, no identity document, no selfie flow, no waiting for review — because a self-custody wallet doesn't need a customer record. Your keys are the account; your addresses are the ledger.
| Step | Custodial exchange | Nova Wallet |
|---|---|---|
| Sign-up | email + password + 2FA | none |
| Identity | ID doc + selfie + review | none |
| Personal data stored | your full profile | zero telemetry |
| Withdrawal limits | by tier & review | your keys, your limits |
| Account freeze risk | their decision | not possible |
| Time to first hold | days | under a minute |
No-KYC with a tracking SDK would be a half measure. The Nova wallet binary ships zero outbound telemetry endpoints — no analytics, no crash beacons, no fingerprinting. Verifiable in the public source and observable on the wire: block our domains entirely and the wallet still works. Private by architecture beats private by policy.
Quest platforms that demand identity documents to "claim rewards" are building your profile into someone's database. Points that attach to addresses — the Nova model — need no profile at all. See how Nova Points work: no account, no email, activity on your addresses is the whole ledger.
You are responsible for your recovery phrase — that's the trade, and we say it plainly: if you lose it, your assets may be permanently inaccessible and no one can restore them. In exchange, no one can freeze, review, or gate your wallet. That's not a marketing line; it's the architecture. The habits that keep a no-KYC wallet safe start with the 10-step safety checklist.
No. There are no identity checks because there are no accounts — a self-custody wallet has no customer record to verify. No ID, no selfie, no email, no review queue.
No. Connect a wallet (or import one in one click) and you're holding your keys in under a minute. Your addresses are the only identity the product uses.
Zero telemetry ships in the wallet binary — no analytics, no crash beacons, no device fingerprinting. This is verifiable in the public source and observable on the wire.
No. There is no custodian, no account, no permission system between you and your keys. The flip side is equally true: lose your recovery phrase and no one can restore it.
Exchanges hold your assets in their custody — the identity checks protect that relationship. A self-custody wallet never touches your funds; there is no custody to gate.
It shifts responsibility to you: your phrase is the only credential. Keep it offline, never share it, and follow the safety habits — the same ones that protect every self-custody wallet.