Tips
Tips on QTube are non-custodial on-chain SAIKO transfers between wallets. QTube never holds tip funds.
How tips work
Tips are currently enabled on this deployment. When tipping is available, an authenticated tipper with a linked wallet can tip an eligible published video. The tip is an ERC-20 SAIKO transfer from the tipper wallet to the creator wallet.
- The tipper chooses an amount in the tip panel on a video page.
- QTube creates a tip intent and records verification data.
- The tipper signs and broadcasts the on-chain transfer from their own wallet.
- QTube verifies the transaction against the expected transfer details.
Wallet connection
- Tippers must be signed in and have a linked Ethereum wallet.
- Creators must link a wallet and enable tip receiving on Account.
- Wallet linking uses a signed ownership proof. Private keys stay in the user’s wallet.
Manage wallet association on the Account page. Contract verification and buy links are on Buy SAIKO.
Eligible creators and videos
A video can accept tips only when:
- Tips are enabled on the platform
- The video is published
- Tips are enabled for that video
- The creator has a linked wallet with tip receiving enabled
Sensitive videos may also require holder access before tip controls are available, depending on current holder-gate settings.
Non-custodial transfers
QTube does not custody tip funds, does not operate tip balances or escrow for tips, and cannot move SAIKO out of a user’s wallet. Tips are peer-to-peer on-chain transfers that QTube records and verifies.
Because transfers are on-chain, network fees, wallet software, and transaction confirmation times are outside QTube’s custody model.