Frequently asked questions

No. Two separate things are happening. Brisvia is not signed yet, so Windows cannot tell who made it and warns about any unknown publisher. And Brisvia genuinely contains a miner — that is what it is for — so some scanners flag mining software on sight. Brisvia never mines behind your back: it ships switched off, shows exactly how much processor it uses, and stops with one button. You can also verify the file's fingerprint yourself before running it. Read the full explanation.

The main network (mainnet) launches on August 1, 2026, with the actual issuance of BRVA, from the very first block and with no reserved coins.

Yes. The 12 words are the only way to restore your wallet if you change computers or reinstall. Keep them somewhere safe and never share them.

It is its own blockchain, with its own coin BRVA. It is not a token on another network: it is a fork of Bitcoin Core with RandomX mining.

No. The official Brisvia app already bundles wallet, node and miner together. It does not use MetaMask or depend on another network.

Download the official app, save your 12 words, choose how much processor power to use, and press Mine. Mining uses the processor (CPU) of an ordinary computer. There is a step-by-step guide.

Solo: you mine on your own against your own node; you earn the full reward when your computer finds a block, but it can take a while. Pool: many people add power and share the rewards; payouts tend to be more frequent but smaller. Neither guarantees earnings.

No. Finding blocks depends on chance and on how much power is contributed. Your balance only changes when the network or the pool accepts a reward, or when you receive a transaction.

No. 0% premine, no presale, and no spendable coins reserved in the first block. Everyone mines under the same rules from the start. You can check it on transparency.

Not yet. Brisvia launches with solo mining: your computer mines against your own node, depending on no one. Pool mining arrives in a later update, once you can see on screen whether you are connected and whether your shares are being accepted — without that, you could mine for hours without knowing if you are being paid, or whether the app or the pool was at fault. The option appears in Settings disabled on purpose: it is not broken, and you are not missing out.

The Brisvia project, with a 0% fee, when pool mining is enabled. It will only ever receive your public payout address — never your 12 words or your keys. No pool guarantees payouts, and you will always be able to mine solo from the same app.

Because any program that mines uses the processor, and some antivirus tools flag it just in case. Brisvia plays fair: mining only starts when you press the button, it does not hide, and the code is public. More detail on the security page.

The only official place is brisvia.com/downloads, which links to GitHub. Do not download files sent to you by private message.

Without the 12 words the wallet cannot be recovered: no one, not even the Brisvia team, has them. Keep them offline and in a safe place as soon as you create the wallet.

There is no official price or guaranteed listing. Brisvia is an experimental project; BRVA does not guarantee value, profitability or liquidity.

Each BRVA divides into 8 decimals, just like Bitcoin. The smallest unit is 0.00000001 BRVA and is called a briv: there are 100,000,000 briv in 1 BRVA.