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Lowest trust, highest finality
Best for tips of $20+. Settles in one block on average. Works from any wallet, any country, no permission required. The QR opens a bitcoin: URI in any compatible wallet.
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Verify the first and last 4 characters before sending. Address poisoning is real. The QR is the safest path.
Best for small, fast tips
Best for tips under $20. Near-zero fee, instant settlement. Works from any Lightning-enabled wallet (Phoenix, Wallet of Satoshi, Cash App, Strike, Zeus). Send to the Lightning address below the same way you send an email.
shrimpstacked@strike.me
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Don't have Bitcoin? Send fiat.
All three rails below are honest, low-friction, and verified-real. Strike auto-converts USD to Bitcoin on receipt at no extra fee, which is the most aligned option if you want your support to land as sats.
Pay in dollars from a US bank or debit card. The site receives sats. Same final outcome as Lightning, just one extra step on your side.
Send USD directly. Note: Cash App is a custodial fiat rail with the usual reporting and freezing risks; the BTC option above is preferred.
Credit card or PayPal. Useful if you don't have Cash App or a Strike account. Highest fees of the three options on this page.
Where tips go
Domain renewal, hosting, the API keys behind the live price ticker and rate data, and the time spent fact-checking every claim against primary sources. The site has no employees, no contractors, and no paid editorial. Every dollar replaces an ad slot that does not exist.
Any fiat surplus is converted to Bitcoin via the daily DCADollar-Cost Averaging (DCA)Investing a fixed amount on a regular schedule regardless of price, to reduce timing risk.Full definition the site already runs. Read more on DCA and how the project is run.
What not to send
Altcoins, stablecoins, NFTsNon-Fungible Token (NFT)A one-of-a-kind digital ownership receipt, recorded on a public computer network. Most often used to claim ownership of digital art, collectibles, or in-game items., or memecoins. The site has a clear editorial position; see Bitcoin vs altcoins. Any incoming non-BTCBitcoin (BTC)The ticker symbol for Bitcoin, used on exchanges and in price quotes.Full definition crypto will be ignored.
Sponsorship, affiliate, or paid-placement offers wrapped as a "tip." Those are not tips; see Contact for what is and is not a real inquiry.
Tips you cannot afford. The site is free; sharing a page costs nothing and is more valuable than a $5 tip from someone whose budget cannot support it. Read Order of Operations first.
Sending a Bitcoin tip is a taxable disposal in the US: you owe capital gainscapital gainsThe profit from selling an asset for more than you paid for it. Taxed differently depending on how long you held the asset. on the difference between cost basiscost basisWhat you originally paid for an asset. Used to calculate how much profit (or loss) you made when you sell.Full definition and current price for the sats you spend. For tips under $20 this is usually noise; for larger amounts, see Bitcoin taxes. Fiat tips have no such consequence for the sender.
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Last updated 2026-04-28.