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USDC Tip Jar

Take pay-what-you-want USDC tips on Base, with a live supporters feed read straight from chain. No Circle account, no backend.

Built for

The jobs it does

Get builder status on a chain
Blueprint

How the vessel is built

Mission

Anyone who makes something useful can take a thank-you from anywhere in the world, in seconds, into a wallet they control.

The need

Small creators, teachers and maintainers get asked where to send a thank-you and have no simple answer. Tip platforms hold funds, set minimum payouts and take a cut, and many of their supporters live in countries those platforms serve badly.

What it will never do

  • Hold, route or redirect tips. They go wallet to wallet.
  • Take a cut from the creator's tips.
  • Collect supporters' emails or personal data.
  • Promise supporters anything in return for a tip.
Owner playbook

Pick your voyage

A tip jar you own sends every USDC tip straight to your wallet on Base, with no platform taking a cut and no account that can be frozen. The supporters feed is read from chain, so your audience sees real, public proof that people back your work, and that record stays yours. Once it runs for you, you can set it up for other creators under your own brand and charge for it.

Straight answers

Before you own it

I can't code.

You do not need to. The app ships as a ready deploy with no backend: you set your payout wallet, your name and your suggested amounts, then publish. If a setting confuses you, DEPLOYR walks you through it step by step.

What if nobody tips?

That is a real possibility at the start. Tips follow attention, so the playbook below starts with your existing audience: one pinned link, one honest ask, one thank you posted publicly. Expect a slow first week and measure from there.

Is the money really mine?

Yes. Tips go from the supporter's wallet directly to the payout address you set. DEPLOYR never holds the funds and cannot redirect them. Keep your seed phrase safe, because nobody can recover it for you.

What if it breaks or Base has an outage?

The jar is a static page that reads the chain. If Base is slow, tips wait and the feed catches up. Nothing is stored on a server that can be wiped. If the page itself goes down, your wallet and the onchain history are untouched.

Do I owe tax on tips?

Possibly. In many places tips are income. Keep a simple export of your feed each month and ask a local accountant. This app does not give tax advice.

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