Kongkow

Social media where money moves as fast as messages. Tip, swap, and support creators without leaving the app. Like Telegram or Signal — with a Solana wallet built in. Only 0.1% platform fee — creators keep the rest.

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Why Kongkow

vs Social platforms

Feature	Kongkow	X	Instagram	TikTok	Facebook	Reddit	VK
Public feed	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Stories	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Direct messages	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Group chats	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Channels	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌	✅	✅
Tip creators	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Pay-per-view (per post)	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Paid group access	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Creator subscriptions	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
AI writing tools	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
Built-in crypto wallet	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Send money by username	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Creator coins / tokens	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
In-app token swaps	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Referral rewards in crypto	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Platform fee under 1%	✅	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

vs Messaging platforms

Feature	Kongkow	Telegram	WhatsApp	Signal
Public feed	✅	❌	❌	❌
Stories	✅	✅	✅	✅
Direct messages	✅	✅	✅	✅
Group chats	✅	✅	✅	✅
Channels	✅	✅	✅	❌
Tip creators	✅	✅	❌	❌
Pay-per-view (per post)	✅	✅	❌	❌
Paid group access	✅	✅	❌	❌
Creator subscriptions	❌	✅	✅	❌
AI writing tools	✅	❌	❌	❌
Built-in crypto wallet	✅	❌	❌	❌
Send money by username	✅	❌	❌	❌
Creator coins / tokens	✅	❌	❌	❌
In-app token swaps	✅	❌	❌	❌
Referral rewards in crypto	✅	❌	❌	❌
Platform fee under 1%	✅	❌	❌	❌

Notes on comparison accuracy

Social platforms

• X tips link to third-party services (Venmo, Cash App, Bitcoin) — X does not process the payment itself
• X group chats launched in late 2025 via X Chat with E2E encryption
• Facebook tips are via Stars ($0.01 each) on live streams and Reels; subscriptions ($0.99–$99.99/month) unlock exclusive content
• Facebook paid groups were tested as "paid subgroups" (2018–2021) but never broadly launched
• Reddit tips are via Gold awards; creators earn through the Contributor Program based on Gold received and karma
• Reddit channels are Discord-like Chat Channels within subreddits for real-time conversations
• Reddit discontinued Community Points (crypto tokens) in late 2023
• Instagram tips are via Gifts (Reels) and Badges (Lives); subscriptions give access to exclusive posts
• TikTok tips are via Gifts/Coins, primarily on LIVE; subscriptions are for LIVE content access
• VK tips are via VK Donut (recurring supporter donations); subscriptions give access to exclusive posts and donor-only chats
• VK channels — VK "Public Pages" function as broadcast-style content pages
• VK supports in-chat money transfers via bank cards (Russia only), not a stored wallet

Messaging platforms

• Telegram tips are via Star Reactions; PPV is via Paid Media (Stars); paid access via Star Subscriptions for channels
• WhatsApp has in-app payments (WhatsApp Pay) in India and Brazil only; channel subscriptions with paid exclusive updates are rolling out
• Signal removed its earlier MobileCoin payment experiment; it is now a pure messaging app with no payment features

Kongkow

• Uses per-transaction pricing (one-time payments), not recurring monthly subscriptions — a fundamentally different model
• All payments are native SOL on Solana, settled on-chain

Nine platforms compared. All of them pick a lane: social or messaging or payments. Kongkow does all three — with a native Solana wallet, not a bolt-on. And at 0.1%, the lowest creator fee of any platform.

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Features

Wallet — the core

• Send SOL by username — no wallet addresses, no copy-paste
• Tip creators instantly — one tap, settled on Solana
• Pay-per-view content — charge for premium posts
• Paid groups — users pay to join, auto-unlock, no admin approval
• Creator coins — launch and trade social tokens on a bonding curve (via Bags)
• Token swaps — swap tokens in-app with 1% fee (via Bags)
• Token Launchpad — deploy new tokens instantly
• Earnings dashboard — track tips, sales, and referral rewards
• Export or recover — export your private key anytime

Social

• Public and private posts with likes, comments, reshares, and saves
• Stories with view tracking
• Follow feeds — see posts from people you follow
• Scheduled posts — write now, publish later
• AI-enhanced writing — improve your posts before publishing
• User search and profile discovery

Messaging

• Direct messages with media, files, and reply threads
• Group chats with channels (text and announcement), categories, and roles
• Send money inside any conversation
• Soft delete, mute, and read receipts
• Mini Apps — interactive widgets inside chat (e.g. specialized wallets, games)

Bot Platform

• Standalone Bots — centralized AI, decentralized execution
• Kongkow SDK — unified library for building financial bots
• Born with a Wallet — every bot gets a Solana wallet automatically
• Withdrawals — bots can send earnings to their owner securely

User Growth

• Referrals — earn 0.0005 SOL when invited friends activate (first tip/fund)
• Referral Cap — max 50 rewards per 30 days to prevent abuse

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Fee structure

Action	Fee	Minimum fee
Tips	0.1%	0.001 SOL
Send money	0.1%	0.001 SOL
Pay-per-view purchase	0.1%	0.001 SOL
Paid group join	0.1%	0.001 SOL
Token swap	1.0%	—
Bot withdrawal	0.1%	0.001 SOL

Minimum wallet balance after any deduction: 0.001 SOL. All amounts in SOL.

0.1% platform fee. That's it. No hidden cuts, no tiers, no "creator fund" that never pays out. Every transaction, same rate.

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Security

Your wallet. Your keys. Our job to protect them.

• Encrypted wallet keys — AES-256-GCM, keys never leave secure storage
• Row-Level Security — enforced on every database table
• Strict CSP — no unsafe-eval, no inline script injection
• Rate limiting — on all sensitive endpoints
• Input validation — every API route, every request
• HTTPS with HSTS — preloaded, always encrypted in transit

Bug bounty

Find a vulnerability, earn SOL. We run a severity-based bounty program:

Severity	Reward
Critical	Highest tier
High	High tier
Medium	Medium tier
Low	Low tier
Informational	Recognized

See security-bug-bounty.md for scope, rules, and how to submit.

Found a security issue? Report it privately to the maintainers. Do not open public issues for security bugs.

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Developers

Build bots, Mini Apps, and integrations that act as first-class citizens.

Start Building

• Getting Started — Build your first bot in 5 minutes
• API Reference — Endpoints for messages, posts, and payments
• Webhooks — Handle real-time events and user interactions
• Best Practices — Security, reliability, and scaling

SDK & Examples

Everything you need to ship faster.

• Kongkow Core — The main platform (this repo).
• Kongkow SDK — TypeScript/JavaScript SDK for building Bots and Mini Apps.
• Kongkow Lib — Cross-platform client library (coming soon).
• Kongkow Examples — Reference implementations for Bots and Mini Apps.

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License

Proprietary. All rights reserved.