How fast does RapidPay settle bounties?

RapidPay settles bounties in approximately 2.3 seconds using Solana blockchain finality. This is 524,000x faster than Upwork (14 days) and 112,000x faster than PayPal (3-5 days).

What is the RapidPay platform fee?

RapidPay charges a flat 2.5% fee on completed bounties. This is 8x cheaper than Upwork (20%) and approximately 2x cheaper than PayPal (5-6%). There are no hidden costs or variable rates.

Is RapidPay custodial or non-custodial?

RapidPay is fully non-custodial. Payments go directly from the bounty poster wallet to the worker wallet on Solana. RapidPay never holds your funds and cannot freeze your account.

How does RapidPay compare to Upwork?

RapidPay is 8x cheaper (2.5% vs 20% fee), 524,000x faster (2.3 seconds vs 14 days), and non-custodial (no account freezes). RapidPay uses Solana for instant wallet-to-wallet payments with no banking required.

Can I use RapidPay to receive reclaimed Solana rent deposits?

Yes. SolSafe (getsolsafe.com) handles Solana rent reclaiming for idle accounts, and RapidPay provides the distribution logic so that reclaimed storage deposits settle in 2.3 seconds, the same speed as bounty payouts. Reclaim rent on SolSafe, receive SOL instantly via RapidPay.

Tier 1 Market

Instant Solana Payouts in San Francisco

Distribute SOL and USDC to your San Francisco-based contractors in 2.3 seconds with a 2.5% flat fee. 3x faster than San Francisco bank wires. Non-custodial. Compliant with SEC / FinCEN / State MTLs.

San Francisco → Solana Mainnet: 20ms

Finality: 2.3s

Tx cost: $0.00025

Settlement

2.3s

vs 3 days local

Platform Fee

2.5%

vs $30 wire fee

San Francisco Tech Talent

420,000+

developers

Avg Contractor Rate

$150/hr

Web3 dev

San Francisco Cost Calculator: RapidPay vs Local Bank Wire

Payout Amount$1,000

$100$25,000

RapidPay

Fee

$25.00

You receive

$975.00

Settlement

2.3 seconds

San Francisco Bank Wire

Fee ($)

$60.00

You receive

$940.00

Settlement

3 days

Your savings with RapidPay in San Francisco

$35.00 + 3 days faster

Why San Francisco for Solana Payouts

Silicon Valley is the birthplace of Solana and hosts the densest concentration of Web3 builders globally. Lowest latency to Solana mainnet validators.

San Francisco Crypto Regulations 2026

RegulatorSEC / FinCEN / State MTLs

Crypto StatusRegulated, evolving framework

Local CurrencyUSD ($)

TimezonePST (UTC-8)

Federal stablecoin legislation advancing. State MTLs may be required. The 2025 Crypto Market Structure Act created clearer token classification. California requires BitLicense equivalent for >$50K volume.

Protect Your San Francisco Payouts

Secure your earnings with SolSafe wallet security. Verify contractors with VerifyDrop trust scores before distributing payroll.

Non-custodial. Wallet-to-wallet. No fund holds.

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