> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://base-zap.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# BaseZap Non-Custodial Model: Your Keys, Your Funds

> BaseZap never holds your funds. Tips and VVV staking go directly through smart contracts — you approve every transaction from your own wallet on Base.

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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

<Note>
  Because transactions are on-chain and non-custodial, they cannot be reversed. Always verify the recipient before confirming.
</Note>

## Trust Signals

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="On-Chain Settlement" icon="link">
    Every tip and fee is recorded as a public transaction on Base mainnet. You can verify any activity on Basescan at any time.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Your Keys, Your Funds" icon="key">
    BaseZap never stores or accesses your private keys. Only you can authorize transactions from your wallet.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Transparent Fees" icon="magnifying-glass">
    The 2% platform fee wallet is public and fully auditable on Basescan. Anyone can inspect every fee ever collected — no trust required.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Open Transactions" icon="arrow-up-right-from-square">
    Every tip is a public Base transaction. The sender, recipient, amount, and timestamp are visible to anyone on Basescan.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## 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:

| Field         | Value                                                                                       |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Fee Wallet    | `0x7845D45d9E53268EBFf3C4a9daBb994cE5b93918`                                                |
| Basescan Link | [View on Basescan](https://basescan.org/address/0x7845D45d9E53268EBFf3C4a9daBb994cE5b93918) |

<Tip>
  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.
</Tip>