BaseZap Fee Structure: Platform Fee and Network Costs

BaseZap charges a transparent 2% platform fee on each tip. Network fees on Base cost less than $0.01. See exactly what recipients receive.

BaseZap shows you the full fee breakdown before you confirm any transaction. There are no hidden charges — the 2% platform fee and estimated network cost are displayed upfront, in plain numbers, every time you send a tip.

Fee Breakdown

Every tip on BaseZap involves two costs: a platform fee and a Base network fee. Both are shown in the confirmation screen before you approve anything.

Fee Type	Amount	Paid By	Notes
Platform fee	2% of tip amount	Sender	Deducted from tip; recipient gets 98%
Network fee (gas)	Under $0.01	Sender	Base L2 gas; not collected by BaseZap
Recipient receives	98% of tip	—	Delivered in USDC, directly to wallet

Example Calculations

Use these examples to understand exactly what any tip amount delivers.

You Send	Recipient Gets	Platform Fee	Network Fee
$0.10 USDC	$0.098 USDC	$0.002	Under $0.01
$0.50 USDC	$0.490 USDC	$0.010	Under $0.01
$1.00 USDC	$0.980 USDC	$0.020	Under $0.01
$5.00 USDC	$4.900 USDC	$0.100	Under $0.01

The platform fee scales proportionally with the tip amount. Network fees remain well under $0.01 regardless of tip size, thanks to Base L2’s low-cost execution environment.

Platform Fee Wallet

BaseZap’s platform fee collection is fully transparent and verifiable on-chain. All 2% fees flow to a single public wallet address that anyone can inspect at any time.

Platform fee wallet: 0x7845D45d9E53268EBFf3C4a9daBb994cE5b93918

You can view all incoming fee transactions on Basescan to confirm the fee rate and destination match what BaseZap displays in the app.

The platform fee supports ongoing development of BaseZap. It is always shown before you confirm — nothing is hidden.

Network fees on Base are typically under $0.01, making even small tips economically viable. A$0.10 tip costs less than two cents in total fees combined.