{"id":65578,"title":"🌟SolStar - Venmo for Discord - The easiest way to send crypto in a community","tagline":"Our tech makes it easy, free, and secure to send crypto to your friends - no wallet required.","body":"Hey YC community! 👋 We’re Ryan and Drew, and we’re building SolStar 🌟\n\nSolStar builds easy-to-use crypto tools for Discord communities. Our first product, SolStar Tip Bot, is like Venmo for Discord: send crypto to your friends with just a few clicks.\n\n![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/wIoPpjcf2tmVmuPZyaImGkOiYAZ7lQe8CzbPV8lArJdlQekgqnL8nkvZFru0Gf6PDT2FKH-R3_TNgh-ZEBvgwPmE4MYIP3pLSNe_J0FKMPS5CuDW2irjeyj9UhBrIaABn0okVds-gmfSEKKPCt8ZLsI)\n\n**The problem with crypto**\n\nCrypto is confusing and intimidating, with no clear entry point for beginners. To purchase crypto from scratch, a new user needs to:\n\n* Know what a crypto wallet is\n* Know where to sign up for one\n* Understand KYC and buy crypto on an exchange\n* Transfer from exchange to wallet\n* Manage to not lose their seed phrase\n\nIf these steps confuse you, you’re not alone. It’s even confusing to experts. This is ridiculous, and it leaves out 99.9% of internet users who aren’t heavy technical adopters. \n\n**SolStar makes crypto easy 🌟**\n\nSolStar makes it possible for anyone to use crypto—even your grandpa!\n\nAll you need to get started is a credit card. Skip the confusing steps above and dive in right away with a secure, approachable tool that makes crypto fun. You can add SolStar Tip Bot to your Discord, check your balance, and send a tip to a friend all within a few minutes.\n\nWhen you use SolStar, you’ll get a secure custodial wallet and easy access to your balance on our site.\n\n![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tsVnxrqhqXvhpCffMLIPy_AlF4LSxutr3E2X8kfxEQ8VxrDdNdAae4fq5po1GycpQ5NclXNcsZxPxS04BBY7CAD6xYyGAS1YVFDT-wL7xR8JwHnvXx3fzhP0CSIi8YZNuPp5BVp1BS-w-_AyUvfWtVo)\n\nAnother feature we’re excited about - you can now buy tokens directly in Discord! Make it easy to join your community - no crypto experience required.\n\n![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/CWak0ftirYZiVuZrqzSW_gaVtLibcCt2VAqVeHgkX4c14K1dTMJkF3cg_OI56KzVNmD55j-mM9VkBJWypGC7CuLNtjikFmBSCzQ_Q-QpTpok8G-43LAOg4P8be0yqRxOltCzWvQG9HOzcVg-NAJjTg8)\n\nAs an added bonus, you can interact with our Ask an AI tool, which features various personalities, including Antagonistic Viking, Honorable Julius Caesar, or Confused Isaac Newton.\n\n![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IwDm6-BbUGw3_hccj_gJ7CGyOtYOAIrL1iiffZYehQL94uU1w-B_OtvSIQsQhJDfsKayaL_tkHtLxlnUyZhM-xEWTNDTUNzQ73Cxm0j5aOK0EnJ4e6mQEcrTywU1jl7lpstok9QpF2YJiKsKUq_ik8w)\n\n**How It All Began ✨**\n\nWe’re a couple of software engineers who love crypto and gaming. We’ve spent more all-nighters than we can count hanging out in Discord, and we’re big fans of how it’s a user-friendly space to build community.\n\nWe wanted crypto to be more accessible and fun. There’s no better way to onboard people to crypto than to create a simple way for them to start using it in their own communities.\n\nWe wished we had something like SolStar, so we built it ourselves. \n\n**How you can help 💗**\n\n1. If you have a Discord Community, add SolStar for free: \u003chttps://solstar.finance/tip-bot-invite\u003e \n2. If you belong to a Discord Community, tell your admin or community manager to check out SolStar: \u003chttps://solstar.finance/tip-bot-invite\u003e \n3. Follow us on Twitter to see our dank memes [@SolStarFinance](https://twitter.com/SolStarFinance)\n4. We love feedback! Let us know what you think below or hit us up at [founders@solstar.finance](mailto:founders@solstar.finance) :)\n5. Join our Discord Community and stay updated on our latest features: \u003chttps://discord.gg/gMyX7wRRUA\u003e \n6. If you care about making crypto more accessible, we’d appreciate the up-vote!","slug":"H3i-solstar-venmo-for-discord-the-easiest-way-to-send-crypto-in-a-community","created_at":"2022-08-23T18:56:28.418Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T03:03:16.952Z","total_vote_count":50,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/H3i-solstar-venmo-for-discord-the-easiest-way-to-send-crypto-in-a-community","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":26667,"name":"Star","slug":"star","url":"https://buildwithstar.com","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/967b50f500638e1217a027ad53fa0c2fd82dd532.png","batch":"Summer 2022","industry":"Consumer","tags":["Consumer","Gaming","No-code","Creator Economy","AI"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/26667"}}