Nano is a native digital currency designed for transfers without a protocol transaction fee. Its block-lattice ledger gives each account its own chain, with representatives voting on conflicting transactions. It is not an Ethereum token, and representatives do not earn staking rewards for securing it.
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Nano is a native digital currency designed for transfers without a protocol transaction fee. Its block-lattice ledger gives each account its own chain, with representatives voting on conflicting transactions. It is not an Ethereum token, and representatives do not earn staking rewards for securing it.
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What is Nano?
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How does Nano work?
Nano records a payment using a sender's send block and a recipient's receive block on their respective account chains. Open Representative Voting resolves conflicts using delegated voting weight. A receivable payment can wait until the recipient publishes the receive block; confirmed transactions cannot simply be reversed.
Who created Nano?
Colin LeMahieu began developing Nano in 2014. The Nano Foundation's history identifies him as the project's founder and describes the organization's later support for development. Nano's protocol and open-source contributors are distinct from a custodial service that might hold a user's coins.
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What is Nano used for?
Nano's main documented purpose is transferring value without a protocol fee. Its account-chain design supports direct payments, but merchant acceptance and wallet integration must be checked individually. Holding Nano does not produce native staking income or confer ownership in the Nano Foundation.
Where can you buy Nano?
Check a platform's official Nano market and network pages for current availability in your country. Verify that deposits and withdrawals support the native Nano ledger, not just an internal balance. The protocol documentation establishes how Nano works; it does not establish any platform's current listing.
Nano exchange reference guides
Before you buy| Exchange | Observed pairs | Catalogue status | Checked (UTC) | Checklist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binance | XNOBTC, XNOBUSD, XNOETH + moreBinance.com global public spot catalogue; not Binance.US or regional/account access | Reported open | Check route | |
| KuCoin | XNO-USDTKuCoin global public spot symbols and asset names, not account or withdrawal eligibility | Reported open | Check route | |
| Binance.US | XNOUSD, XNOUSD4, XNOUSDTBinance.US public spot exchangeInfo plus its own price-page JSON-LD full names and ticker identifiers; not Binance.com, One Click Buy, state, funding or account eligibility. | Reported open | Check route | |
| HTX | nanobtc, nanoeth, xnousdtHTX global public spot symbols plus complete currency full-name settings; explicitly tagged ETPs excluded; API status is not regional/account, retail, contract/network or funding eligibility | Reported open | Check route |
How to buy Nano
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How can you buy Nano safely?
Verify the native Nano asset, the platform's eligibility rules and the receiving wallet's Nano support before buying. Protect the account and review order and withdrawal limits, then test a small transfer. A Nano representative selection is not a request to send coins to the representative.
Can you buy a fraction of Nano?
Yes. One nano is divisible into 10^30 raw, the protocol's smallest accounting unit. Trading venues and wallets may expose fewer decimal places and impose order or withdrawal minimums. Protocol precision therefore does not mean a platform will let you buy or withdraw an arbitrarily tiny amount.
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How much does it cost to buy Nano?
The cost of acquiring Nano includes the order value, spread and any platform trading, payment or withdrawal charges. Nano itself does not impose a network transaction fee. That protocol property does not stop a custodian charging for its service or setting a minimum withdrawal.
How much is one Nano worth?
For Nano, compare a recent market reference with the executable buy or sell quote. Feeless protocol transfers do not make trading free or fix the token price. Review the timestamp, spread, available liquidity and platform charges before relying on a quoted amount.
Is Nano a good investment?
Nano's fixed distribution and feeless transfers do not guarantee demand, liquidity or a stable price. Its operation depends on representative voting, network resilience and continued software maintenance; a custodian adds separate account risk. It is not an income-generating staking asset. This is not financial advice.
Compare two order previews
Use XNO credited after buying fees and spread. Extra USD charges must exclude fees already included in the total. Enter 0 only when confirmed.
Which quote delivers more XNO?
Enter your order-preview numbers or use the labeled example. Unknown charges are never treated as zero.
Nano wallets & storage
How do you get a Nano wallet?
Choose a wallet explicitly supporting Nano's account-chain protocol and create an account with securely backed-up recovery material. Check how it handles receivable transfers and representative selection. Receiving and voting functions are protocol-specific, so an Ethereum wallet address is not a substitute for a Nano account.
How can you store Nano securely?
Protect the seed or account private key that controls your Nano, with recovery material kept offline and private. Delegating voting weight to a representative does not give that representative spending authority. A wallet or custodial account still needs protection against malware, phishing and recovery-secret loss.
Sending & cashing out Nano
Match your networks
For XNO, copy the exact network names shown in your apps. This compares your entries, not a verified list of supported networks.
Enter both network names
Copy the exact network name shown for this asset in each app. No supported-network catalogue is assumed here.
How do you send Nano to another wallet?
Send Nano to an address supplied by the recipient's Nano wallet and verify the amount before signing. The sender creates a send block; the receiving account publishes a receive block to accept the receivable funds. A platform deposit may also require its own confirmation and crediting checks.
How long does a Nano transfer take?
Nano confirmation and the recipient's receive block are separate from an exchange's crediting process. A payment may remain receivable until the receiving wallet acts, without expiring merely because it was offline. Network conditions, wallet availability and platform processing prevent a universal delivery-time guarantee.
How much does it cost to send Nano?
Nano charges no protocol transaction fee, so a native Nano payment does not require a separate gas coin. Anti-spam proof of work is computational effort, not a miner payment. Platforms may still levy withdrawal or service charges, which should be distinguished from the feeless ledger.
Can you cash out Nano for real money?
Cashing out Nano requires a currently supported market and fiat withdrawal service for your account and location. Verify native Nano deposit support and the provider's identity checks, minimums and bank options. A trade into a stablecoin or another cryptoasset is not itself a bank cash-out.
Is Nano traceable?
Nano's account-chain ledger is public, including balances and linked send and receive activity. An address is not inherently a real-world identity, but payments, address reuse and service records can connect it to one. Feeless transfers and representative voting are not anonymity features.
Supply, mining & staking
What is the maximum supply of Nano?
Nano's faucet distribution ended in October 2017, leaving approximately 133.25 million nano after undistributed funds were burned. There is no ongoing mining issuance. This historical distributed amount is not a live measurement of spendable coins, since further burns and lost keys can reduce availability.
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Can you mine Nano?
No new Nano can be mined. The small proof-of-work computation associated with transactions is an anti-spam mechanism, not competition for block rewards. Nano's distribution is complete, and running a node or producing that work does not create additional coins.
Can you stake Nano?
Nano has no reward-paying native staking. Holders can delegate voting weight to representatives through Open Representative Voting without locking coins or transferring spending control. Representatives receive no protocol rewards, so a third-party product promising Nano yield is a separate financial arrangement.