Built on Internet Computer Protocol

Encrypted messaging
that pays you back.

Send messages, make calls, and earn ICP tokens for every relay — no phone number, no central server, no compromise.

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6 Canisters on mainnet
E2E Encrypted
0 Phone numbers required
Node Earnings
+0.6728 ICP
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Status
E2E Encrypted
Six canisters live on ICP mainnet Voice and video operational End-to-end encrypted No phone number required No central server Carrier-free communication Built on Internet Computer Six canisters live on ICP mainnet Voice and video operational End-to-end encrypted No phone number required No central server Carrier-free communication Built on Internet Computer
Relay messages Earn ICP tokens Decentralized network Internet Identity No surveillance Mesh architecture Privacy by default Relay messages Earn ICP tokens Decentralized network Internet Identity No surveillance Mesh architecture Privacy by default

Security Model

Privacy isn't a feature.
It's the foundation.

No phone number.
Internet Identity

Log in with a cryptographic key — not your phone, not your email. Your identity is yours alone.

No central server.
Mesh Architecture

Messages route through a distributed mesh of user devices. There is no server to subpoena, no central point to breach.

No ads. Ever.
ICP-Funded

Relay is funded by the network itself. Users earn ICP tokens — not attention sold to advertisers.

Compared to Signal

Signal is encrypted. Relay is encrypted and decentralized and pays you.

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The Relay Economy

Relay messages.
Earn ICP.

Turn on Relay and your device becomes an active node in the encrypted mesh network. Every message your device forwards earns you ICP tokens — credited directly to your on-chain wallet.

Passive income, active privacy
You earn while others stay private. The more you relay, the more you earn.
Transparent on-chain ledger
Every relay event and token transfer is recorded on ICP. Auditable, always.
No lock-up. No staking required.
Earnings accumulate and unlock automatically when conditions are met.
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ICP
Token earned per relay
0.6728
Sample wallet balance
30%
Example uptime tracked
On-chain
Every event recorded

One network. Any conversation.

Messaging & File Transfer

Messaging & File Transfer

End-to-end encrypted messages and file sharing between Network IDs. No phone number. No email. No trace.

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Voice & Video Calls

Voice & Video Calls

Peer-to-peer voice and video calls running entirely on ICP. No carrier. No central server. No one in the middle.

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Node Earnings

Node Earnings

Run a node, earn ICP. Forward encrypted traffic for the network and get paid directly. No middleman.

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Communicate, earn, and connect
on a network built for sovereignty.

THE RELAY ARCHITECTURE

Built different.
From the ground up.

UserCanister

Your sovereign space on the network. Every user gets their own canister holding identity, messages, calls, and credits — owned by no one but you.

Treasury

Where ICP moves. Deposits convert to network credit here, and node operator earnings will be distributed from this canister.

NodeDirectory

The live registry of every node on the network. Tracks registration, uptime, and relay activity in real time.

Factory

The engine that builds the network. Every new user triggers Factory to deploy a fresh, isolated canister just for them.

The Relay Way.

No phone number, ever.

Your identity is a cryptographic Network ID, not a number tied to a carrier or government registry. Nothing personal is required to join.

No central server.

There is no company database holding your messages. Every conversation lives on sovereign, per-user infrastructure that no single party controls.

Your own canister.

Every user owns a dedicated smart contract holding their identity, messages, and calls — not a shared row in someone else's database.

Onion-routed by default.

Traffic passes through multiple relay layers so no single node ever sees both the sender and the recipient of a message.

Earn for securing the network.

Run a node and get paid directly in ICP for relaying encrypted traffic — no middleman, no platform fee skimmed off the top.

Built on a real blockchain.

Not a centralized app with a blockchain bolted on. Relay runs entirely on the Internet Computer — compute, storage, and logic all on-chain.

NODE OPERATORS

Run a node.
Earn the network.

Learn how to run a node →

Security & Privacy

Onion-routed relay activity, no single node sees full message paths

Network Participation

Any device can join — no special hardware required to start

Relay Earnings

Paid directly in ICP for every verified relay event, no platform cut

Ready to relay?

Come join
the Relay_

Try Relay in your browser right now — no download, no phone number, no account required. Just your cryptographic identity and a connection.

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