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Tipdotmd chroniclesThe Science Behind Crypto Tipping: Revolutionizing Open Source Funding and Community Building
Beyond Transactions: The Scientific Principles That Make Crypto Tipping an Unprecedented Engine for Open Source Growth
Tipdotmd chroniclesWhy Tip.md is the Superior Choice for Developer and Creator Monetisation
Discover why Tip.md offers a fundamentally superior approach to creator monetization with multi-chain support, instant payouts, and competitive fees compared to traditional platforms.
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Tipdotmd chroniclesThe Science Behind Crypto Tipping: Revolutionizing Open Source Funding and Community Building
Beyond Transactions: The Scientific Principles That Make Crypto Tipping an Unprecedented Engine for Open Source Growth
Tipdotmd chroniclesWhy Tip.md is the Superior Choice for Developer and Creator Monetisation
Discover why Tip.md offers a fundamentally superior approach to creator monetization with multi-chain support, instant payouts, and competitive fees compared to traditional platforms.
As a creator or developer, you create valuable content—open-source projects, blog posts, or tutorials. What if you could easily receive tips in Ethereum, Solana, USDC or Bitcoin? With Tip.md, adding a markdown-based tipping button to your website takes just minutes. This tutorial walks you through the process, step by step, so you can start monetizing your work today.
Tip.md is a developer-friendly platform that supports multiple cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin, through a simple markdown button. Unlike other tipping tools, Tip.md integrates seamlessly into websites, GitHub READMEs, or social profiles. Plus, our new MCP server enables agentic workflows for advanced tipping setups. Ready to get started? Let's dive in.
Visit Tip.md and click "Sign Up."
Use Github OAuth for quick registration or use your email and create a password.
After registering, you'll need to add your crypto wallet addresses to receive tips. tip.md currently supports:
Ethereum - Any ERC-20 compatible wallet address
Solana - Any Solana wallet address
Bitcoin (Lightning) - Lightning address (user@domain.com) or LNURL
Log in to your Tip.md dashboard.
Navigate to "Create Button" and select your preferred cryptocurrencies.
Customize the button's appearance (e.g., color, text like "Tip Me!").
Copy the generated markdown code, which looks like this:
Open your website's code editor (e.g., VS Code).
Paste the markdown code into your site's HTML or markdown file (e.g., README.md for GitHub).
For static sites like Jekyll, add it to a post or page template. For WordPress, use a code block plugin.
Save and deploy your changes.
Example: Here's how it looks in a GitHub README:
## Support My Work
[](https://tip.md/yourusername)
Visit your updated website or GitHub page.
Click the Tip.md button to ensure it directs to your tipping page.
Send a test tip using a small amount of crypto (e.g., 0.001 ETH) to confirm it reaches your wallet.
Share your button on X, linking to this tutorial for context.
Post on Hacker News or Reddit's r/cryptocurrency to reach developers and crypto enthusiasts.
Add a call-to-action in blog posts, like "Enjoyed this tutorial? Tip me via Tip.md!"
Our new MCP server supports agentic workflows, letting you automate tipping processes. This means AI assistants like Claude and Cursor can interact with tip.md's crypto tipping functionality directly, enabling users to tip creators without leaving their chat interface. Check our MCP documentation for advanced setups.
By adding a Tip.md button, you empower your audience to support your work effortlessly. According to recent data, crypto tipping among developers has grown significantly in 2024, making it a powerful monetization tool.
Adding a Tip.md markdown button is a quick way to start receiving crypto tips. With support for Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin, plus easy integration, Tip.md is built for developers like you. Follow these steps, share your button, and watch the tips roll in.
Ready to monetize your content?
Sign up for Tip.md today and add your tipping button in minutes.
Have questions? Join our community forum or follow us on X @tipdotmd.
As a creator or developer, you create valuable content—open-source projects, blog posts, or tutorials. What if you could easily receive tips in Ethereum, Solana, USDC or Bitcoin? With Tip.md, adding a markdown-based tipping button to your website takes just minutes. This tutorial walks you through the process, step by step, so you can start monetizing your work today.
Tip.md is a developer-friendly platform that supports multiple cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin, through a simple markdown button. Unlike other tipping tools, Tip.md integrates seamlessly into websites, GitHub READMEs, or social profiles. Plus, our new MCP server enables agentic workflows for advanced tipping setups. Ready to get started? Let's dive in.
Visit Tip.md and click "Sign Up."
Use Github OAuth for quick registration or use your email and create a password.
After registering, you'll need to add your crypto wallet addresses to receive tips. tip.md currently supports:
Ethereum - Any ERC-20 compatible wallet address
Solana - Any Solana wallet address
Bitcoin (Lightning) - Lightning address (user@domain.com) or LNURL
Log in to your Tip.md dashboard.
Navigate to "Create Button" and select your preferred cryptocurrencies.
Customize the button's appearance (e.g., color, text like "Tip Me!").
Copy the generated markdown code, which looks like this:
Open your website's code editor (e.g., VS Code).
Paste the markdown code into your site's HTML or markdown file (e.g., README.md for GitHub).
For static sites like Jekyll, add it to a post or page template. For WordPress, use a code block plugin.
Save and deploy your changes.
Example: Here's how it looks in a GitHub README:
## Support My Work
[](https://tip.md/yourusername)
Visit your updated website or GitHub page.
Click the Tip.md button to ensure it directs to your tipping page.
Send a test tip using a small amount of crypto (e.g., 0.001 ETH) to confirm it reaches your wallet.
Share your button on X, linking to this tutorial for context.
Post on Hacker News or Reddit's r/cryptocurrency to reach developers and crypto enthusiasts.
Add a call-to-action in blog posts, like "Enjoyed this tutorial? Tip me via Tip.md!"
Our new MCP server supports agentic workflows, letting you automate tipping processes. This means AI assistants like Claude and Cursor can interact with tip.md's crypto tipping functionality directly, enabling users to tip creators without leaving their chat interface. Check our MCP documentation for advanced setups.
By adding a Tip.md button, you empower your audience to support your work effortlessly. According to recent data, crypto tipping among developers has grown significantly in 2024, making it a powerful monetization tool.
Adding a Tip.md markdown button is a quick way to start receiving crypto tips. With support for Ethereum, Solana, and Bitcoin, plus easy integration, Tip.md is built for developers like you. Follow these steps, share your button, and watch the tips roll in.
Ready to monetize your content?
Sign up for Tip.md today and add your tipping button in minutes.
Have questions? Join our community forum or follow us on X @tipdotmd.
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Why would I give my credit card number, email, and address to send a couple bucks? What is this, 2010? If I had the dev skills and wanted to bring more writers from Substack, I would build a crypto version of Buy Me a Coffee for them that: - creates a profile on Farcaster (thus, a wallet to receive tips via crypto) - automatic membership to writer-relevant channels like /books - send notifications when people include links to their articles in casts - lists trending topics in Farcaster to encourage casting to promote their articles in relevant discourse I’m looking forward to reading a reply telling me this already exists.
I’m sure there are many versions of Buy Me a Coffee out there. This is one I saw in the middle of this article I just read: https://substack.com/@thedigitalmeadow/note/p-167696779
Paragraph. Everything you described. Native to farcaster
Yes, I’m aware. Big fan of Paragraph. But I’m talking about getting the Substack writers onto Farcaster initially (from there they can discover Paragraph). It can be a big mental leap for non-crypto people without smaller bridges like this.
I would have tipped that writer immediately here (single tap to bid), but opening her coffee link I gave up. Too many steps in the flow.
but its a simpler solution, many people are still more comfortable using a credit card
One doesn’t have to remove credit card option completely in order to have a crypto option. I would be curious about the numbers around how many people are actually willing to go through the flow and tip using that form. I imagine many drop off as I did. I would also guess most people don’t even have the initial thought to actually tip.
Being a @coinbasedev ambassador, credit card payment & ApplePay will come to tip.md, using OnRamp. Tipper pays in USD, creator receives USDC on Base. No account needed for payments <$500 USD. Follow @tipdotmd to know when it will be live.
Commenting so I am (hopefully) informed when this is built. I have a lot of friends over on TikTok and YouTube where this would be a great bridge for them to maybe peek inside Farcaster and give them something familiar
It’s built already and live since May. Check out @tipdotmd https://tip.md
I see it says markdown, I’m not a dev but I wonder if this could be added to something like linktree or something where they won’t have to pay hosting for the webpage.
cc: @tipdotmd @xr0am-
thanks @bytebot @patriciaxlee.eth Consider checking tip.md and reading why it's better than other options out there for creator monetisation. Of course there is a miniapp as well https://www.tip.md/blog/why-tipmd-superior-choice-developer-creator-monetisation https://tip.md/miniapp
Thanks so much! I read your documents and checked out your site. Do you plan on making another landing page that's geared more toward non-crypto people? I ask because my cast was about giving non-crypto people from Substack an easy foot into the door of this world. If you compare the landing pages of your site versus Ko-fi (which the creator in my original cast's screenshots uses), you can see how a site like Ko-fi would look way less intimidating to a non-crypto person. My unsolicited two cents: You could keep everything the same, but just make a separate landing page for non-crypto people that simplifies everything. I know developers would prefer to see the technical legitimacy you exude in your current website. But I'm not sure the average Substack writer would.
You are brilliant, has anyone told you this?
tip.md
@sayo pls
Do you think writers would actually switch from Substack for something like this?
They are always looking for more distribution. Being on Substack *only* doesn’t guarantee readers. Many of them are on X, but X suppresses links. Farcaster doesn’t - and we have a lot of infovores here.
Interesting Do you think Farcaster’s audience is big enough to make a real difference for writers leaving Substack?
@procoin curate ONBD
This cast has been curated to ONBD on the Feeds miniapp @patriciaxlee.eth you have been issued ONBD shares Feed Market Cap: $1,671.61
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