# Welcome

This project was started in May 2021 by 3 cryptocurrency obsessed software and security engineers. The goal of the project is to enable communities to own their own currency and foster a greater sense of community. We've come up with some amazing ideas for community token experiences and will announce updates in our [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/cRUWB474Jb) and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/solstarfinance). 

We released our Tip Bot on October 5th, 2021 with custodial wallet and tipping features which implements the foundation of our vision outlined in our [White paper](https://solstar.medium.com/introduction-to-solstar-7d8b023be074). We plan on releasing community created markets backed by STAR, our utility token, Q4 2022.<br>

You can find more information on our website: <https://solstar.finance/>

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You can find community markets beta features in testing on our dev network: <https://dev.solstar.finance/markets>&#x20;

To get started, check out our Tip Bot Guide below!