QvaPay
Payments railThe sanctions-aware USD payments rail the community points to — screening every party and bridging the first/last mile peer-to-peer, not through Cuban state-bank or regime-processor rails.
⚠ COMPLIANCENot legal, tax, or investment advice — and not authorization for any transaction. U.S. sanctions (the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR Part 515) heavily restrict — and in most cases prohibit — dealings between U.S. persons and Cuba, including any form of investment or equity in a Cuban business. The rules are complex, fact-specific, and change; nothing on this site is a determination that any transaction is lawful. Structure anything Cuba-facing only with qualified OFAC sanctions counsel, and screen every party (names, entities, wallets) with QvaPay Sentinel.Primary sources: OFAC Cuba Sanctions · 31 CFR Part 515 (CACR) · OFAC Cuba FAQs · Cuba Restricted List
QVA Hackers & Helpers — Innovate to be Free
The $QVA Startup Community connects Cuba's independent tech builders — the hackers — with founders, clients, and supporters around the world — the helpers. The mission: help independent Cuba-based startups grow by connecting them with mentors, customers, and collaborators everywhere, building robust networks of free-market entrepreneurship outside the regime's control. It runs on Slyk (QvaPay's platform), and its common coin is $QVA.
The hackers · 🇨🇺
Independent Cuban builders
Thousands of Cuba-based developers, designers, video editors, freelancers, and founders are building online businesses and seeking mentors, clients, and collaborators. Many operate as cuentapropistas or unregistered independent entrepreneurs. The community respects each founder's choice to stay apolitical and to participate anonymously.
The helpers · 🇺🇸 🌎
Founders, clients & supporters worldwide
Helpers advise, hire, buy from, and build with independent Cuban entrepreneurs — compliantly. U.S. persons must stay inside scoped CACR authorizations, screen every party, and keep value with the independent private sector, never the regime. See exactly how →
How helpers help — in plain language
- Advise & mentor. Share expertise, open doors, and collaborate with builders on the ground.
- Hire them. Contract independent Cuban developers, designers, and freelancers — paid through QvaPay.
- Buy from them. Pay to import the goods and services independent entrepreneurs produce (with proof of independent status; some categories excluded).
- Send support. Remittances and payments to an independent entrepreneur under scoped CACR rules — screened, never to the state.
- Give. Donate to vetted Cuban nonprofits (see Nonprofits).
Every path runs to the independent private sector over a screened, peer-to-peer rail — structured with OFAC counsel. Nothing here authorizes a specific transfer. See the support lane and compliance posture.
Community principles
Innovate to be Free
Cuban-founder well-being 🇨🇺
We respect a Cuba-based founder's choice not to engage in political discussion of any kind, and their choice to participate anonymously. The community exists to help them build and earn — not to put them at risk.
U.S. law & compliance 🇺🇸
Every community startup keeps a posture of compliance with U.S. law, including OFAC sanctions — SDN and Cuba Restricted List screening (via QvaPay Sentinel), plus KYC and AML controls to keep sanctioned individuals and bad actors out. Where founder well-being and U.S. law conflict, the community surfaces the conflict clearly so members can make informed choices.
Why this is allowed
Support to the independent private sector — narrow, not a blanket exemption
U.S. sanctions target the Cuban regime — but they carve out scoped authorizations for the independent private sector. Certain fund flows to independent entrepreneurs may be authorized under CACR general licenses (for example remittances under §515.570(g)(3) and import-tied payments under §515.582) — not a free-standing “pay anyone in Cuba” license, and not an OFAC determination. Read the legal breakdown and see the OFAC interpretive-guidance request on digital entrepreneurs in Cuba that frames this lane.
Built on Slyk
The $QVApreneur ecosystem
Independent, coin-powered apps and communities the network is built around. Community coins and Slyk spaces are not equity, not securities advice, and not a determination that any transfer is authorized.
XFX
P2P remittance communityA coin-powered community of independent fintech builders focused on free-market, peer-to-peer remittance tooling and daily reference rates.
Slyk
Community platformQvaPay's platform for coin-powered communities and commerce — the rails the $QVA Startup Community runs on.
Join a community
Independent communities on Slyk (QvaPay's platform). Community / collaboration spaces — do your own diligence.
Cuba Startup Community
$QVAA Slyk-powered community of independent Cuban tech founders and startups, connected with global mentors and collaborators. Join to collaborate — community coin mechanics are not equity and are not an OFAC authorization.
Independent Remittance Community
$XFXA Slyk-powered community of independent fintech builders focused on peer-to-peer remittance tooling. Informational / community space — not a license determination and not an equity offering.
Are you a Cuban builder — or want to help one?
Builders: join the community, earn $QVA, and connect with clients and mentors. Helpers: start with the support lane, screen every party, and structure any transfer with OFAC counsel.