How Tipping Works

Understand the complete tipping flow — from sending a tip to the creator claiming it.

Overview

PayX uses an escrow-based tipping system. When you tip someone on X:

1.Your USDC is transferred from your wallet to the PayX smart contract
2.The tip is associated with the recipient's X handle (e.g., @username)
3.Tips accumulate in escrow until the creator claims them
4.Creator verifies ownership via X OAuth and claims to their wallet

Tipping Flow

Find Tweet

Browse X and find content you want to tip

Click Tip

Select amount and confirm in extension

USDC Transferred

Funds move to escrow contract

Tip Recorded

On-chain event emitted

Tip Amounts

Preset Amounts

$10

Quick select common amounts

Custom Amounts

Min: $0.10|Max: Unlimited

Enter any amount above minimum

Fees

Platform Fee

Charged on each tip

Example: On a $10 tip, $0.10 goes to platform fees, $9.90 goes to the creator.

Gas Fee

Arc Network transaction cost

~$0.01

Gas is paid in USDC on Arc Network. Extremely low cost per transaction.

Tip Messages

You can include an optional message with your tip (up to 280 characters, like a tweet!). Messages are stored on-chain and visible to the recipient.

💬

"Great thread! Really helped me understand the concept."

Example tip message

On-Chain Events

Every tip emits a TipSent event containing:

event TipSent(
    string indexed handleHash,  // Keccak256 of handle
    string handle,              // "@username"
    address indexed tipper,     // Sender wallet
    uint256 amount,             // Net tip amount
    uint256 fee,                // Platform fee
    string message,             // Optional message
    uint256 timestamp           // Block timestamp
);

All tips are fully transparent and queryable on ArcScan.

Best Practices

✅

Do

• Double-check the X handle before tipping
• Include a nice message to make it personal
• Start with small amounts to test

❌

Don't

• Tip fake/impersonator accounts
• Include sensitive info in messages
• Expect immediate response from creators

Overview

PayX uses an escrow-based tipping system. When you tip someone on X:

1.Your USDC is transferred from your wallet to the PayX smart contract
2.The tip is associated with the recipient's X handle (e.g., @username)
3.Tips accumulate in escrow until the creator claims them
4.Creator verifies ownership via X OAuth and claims to their wallet

On-Chain Events

Every tip emits a TipSent event containing:

event TipSent(
    string indexed handleHash,  // Keccak256 of handle
    string handle,              // "@username"
    address indexed tipper,     // Sender wallet
    uint256 amount,             // Net tip amount
    uint256 fee,                // Platform fee
    string message,             // Optional message
    uint256 timestamp           // Block timestamp
);

All tips are fully transparent and queryable on ArcScan.