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BaseZap is a non-custodial application. This means BaseZap never has access to your funds at any point — not during a tip, not during staking. Your wallet is yours.

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What Non-Custodial Means

When you use BaseZap, you remain in full control of your funds at every step:
  • You connect your own wallet. BaseZap never stores, reads, or has access to your private keys. Your keys stay in your wallet — always.
  • You approve every transaction yourself. Nothing moves without your explicit confirmation in your wallet.
  • Funds move directly from your wallet to the recipient’s wallet. There is no BaseZap account, pool, or intermediary that your funds pass through.
  • BaseZap cannot reverse, cancel, or block transactions once signed. After you confirm a transaction in your wallet, it is final and settled on-chain.

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For Tips

When you send a USDC tip through BaseZap, the transaction is a direct on-chain transfer:
  • USDC moves directly from your wallet to the recipient’s wallet in a single transaction.
  • The 2% platform fee is sent to the fee wallet at the same time — in the same transaction, not after.
  • There is no intermediate escrow, holding period, or pending state. The transfer settles on Base mainnet immediately.

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For VVV Staking

BaseZap surfaces Venice AI’s VVV staking inside the app, and the same non-custodial principles apply:
  • You control both the approve and stake steps — each requires your confirmation in your wallet.
  • VVV staking is handled entirely by Venice AI’s own smart contracts on Base.
  • BaseZap never holds, receives, or intermediates your VVV tokens at any point.
Because transactions are on-chain and non-custodial, they cannot be reversed. Always verify the recipient before confirming.

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Trust Signals

On-Chain Settlement

Every tip and fee is recorded as a public transaction on Base mainnet. You can verify any activity on Basescan at any time.

Your Keys, Your Funds

BaseZap never stores or accesses your private keys. Only you can authorize transactions from your wallet.

Transparent Fees

The 2% platform fee wallet is public and fully auditable on Basescan. Anyone can inspect every fee ever collected — no trust required.

Open Transactions

Every tip is a public Base transaction. The sender, recipient, amount, and timestamp are visible to anyone on Basescan.

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Platform Fee Wallet

The 2% platform fee is sent in the same on-chain transaction as your tip. The fee wallet address is public and permanently auditable:
You can bookmark the fee wallet on Basescan to monitor all collected fees in real time and confirm BaseZap’s fee activity is exactly as described.