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Busker Blink

A chalk-sized QR that lets anyone tip a street performer in seconds and leaves a 'I was there' stamp in return.

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$79one time, base tier
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Locked in a smart contract until delivery

Your USDC is locked in a smart contract, not sent to us. We can only collect it by delivering before 26 Oct 2026. If we miss it, you take it back yourself from My apps, no permission needed. We can also refund you any time. View the contract on BaseScan.

Promised delivery: 26 Oct 2026 (counted from payment).

WHAT YOU GET
  • The complete user app · see the demo
  • Basic customization · name, tagline, logo, colour, chain, domain and a short notes field
  • Deployed on your wallet · you own the contracts and the repo
  • Owner playbook · your first moves after launch
Base price, all of the above$79
OPTIONAL ADD-ONS, AFTER DELIVERY
  • Owner consoleQuoted after delivery
  • Referral and growth top-upQuoted after delivery
  • Roadmap v2: Tonight map and card fallbackAdd-on from $400
  • Roadmap v3: Portable fan historyAdd-on from $900

Add-ons are not part of this payment. Once your app is delivered you can request them from My apps, and you only pay if you say yes to the quote.

HOW PAYING WORKS
  1. 1. Pay a depositIt locks in the escrow contract, not our wallet.
  2. 2. We build and deployOn your wallet, with your name and logo, by the promised date.
  3. 3. Delivered, or refundedDelivered: funds release to us. Late: you claim them back.
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PortsSolana
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OwnerYou, on your wallet and git
Picture this

Who it is for

Ama plays violin at the same subway stop every Friday. Busker Blink gives her a Solana Blink and a printable sign. Passersby scan, tip a few cents in USDC, and get a dated stamp of her spot. Regulars collect a row of Fridays, and Ama sees which listeners keep coming back.

Two ways to own it

What you get

Base$79
$20 deposit to reserve

Solana Action and Blink endpoint, USDC tips straight to the performer's wallet, printable QR sign, compressed presence stamps, regulars page.

  • You choose: performer name and photo
  • You choose: accent color
  • You choose: suggested tip amounts
Customfrom $500
Built around you

Reshape it entirely: new features, your flows, your brand end to end, integrations you need. We scope it with you.

  • Everything in Base
  • Custom features and design
  • Priority build
Why it is new

What exists today, and what this does differently

What is new

Uses Solana Actions and Blinks so a tip is one scan with no app, and pairs it with a presence stamp that turns passersby into a recognizable regular audience.

Closest things out there

busk.co's BuskPay does QR card and wallet tipping off-chain. I found no Solana Blinks tipping product for street performers or any that issues presence stamps.

Checked with web searches in October 2026. A search is not proof that nothing similar exists, and the market moves fast, so we recheck before every build.

What it unlocks

The human in it

Rewards presence on a street corner.
The Regatta Board

Races it can enter

grant · Solana Foundation · rolling
Solana Foundation Grants
rolling
Official page ↗

Consumer payments showcase for Blinks.

Their rule on existing code: Existing projects OK
hackathon · Colosseum · rolling
Colosseum Eternal
On-demand, ongoing
Official page ↗

Solana-native consumer app.

Their rule on existing code: Designed for teams already building; existing projects allowed
hackathon · Solana / Superteam · upcoming
Solana Hacker House London 2026
unknown exact dates (late 2026)
Official page ↗

Fast demo with a real-world hook.

Their rule on existing code: unknown
What you own

The whole app, not a starter kit.

The complete Busker Blink app: street performers get a printable sign with a Solana Blink, USDC tips straight to their wallet and dated I was there stamps that turn passersby into regulars, with a paywall and USDC checkout built in.

Base price · $79

The user app, complete

Every buyer gets the same finished app. Basic branding and copy changes come through a quick form.

Three step onboardingHome
Shown once: nobody carries cash, one scan no app, know who comes back.
Tonight status and go liveHome
Tips, stamps and regulars for the set, with one clear next action.
Saturday crowd summaryHome
Who came back and which song held the crowd. Gated behind Performer.
Printable sign builderSign
Suggested tips, spot and set on a chalk sign with QR and foil seal.
Rotating presence codeSign
A code that changes every few minutes so stamps only go to people who stood there.
Extra spotsSign
Play more than one spot on the same sign. Gated behind Performer.
Live scans with four outcomesScans
First timer, regular, stale photo and sticker copy, each handled differently.
Look-alike reportingSign
Report a sticker copy; it is flagged in wallets and sent to the owner.
Stamp share cardScans
A share card after each stamp: I was there.
Regulars page with streaksCrowd
Every regular and their row of Fridays. Gated behind Performer.
Encore votes and thank you notesCrowd
Regulars vote on the encore. Votes gated behind Performer.
Wallet and onchain receiptsWallet
Tips after fees, per Friday chart, hashes, what is onchain and what is never stored, yearly export.
Plans, profile and permissionsMe
Pricing from the owner paywall with USDC checkout, Blink profile, what the agent may and may never do.
Open the full app demo
Add-on

Owner console

Your admin side: revenue, paywall editor, users, rules and the agent log.

Revenue and paywall editorRevenue
Subscriptions, tip fees, incoming USDC payments, payment methods and live editing of tiers, prices, fee and gates.
Rules, safety, agent log and roadmapRules
Rotating code, verified only, stamp sponsoring, reminders, regular threshold, minimum tip; plus Safety takedowns, the Agent log and a priced Roadmap.
Top-up

Growth and referrals

Referral and growth mechanics, switched on when you are ready to grow.

Growth loops and cohortsGrowth
Sign kits, streak share cards, festival onboarding days, performer referrals and returning listener cohorts.
The money path, built in

How it earns for you

Performers always keep their tips. The owner takes a small fee inside each tip transfer, performers pay a monthly plan for the regulars tools, and busking collectives pay for their whole group.

Free sign$0 plus 1% per tipOne spot, tips and stamps, printable sign
Performer$4 a monthSeveral spots, regulars page, encore votes, Saturday summary
Collective$25 a monthMany performers, a shared map of who plays tonight, everything in Performer

Owner fee of 0 to 3% on each tip, split inside the Solana transfer. Stamp costs (about $0.001 each) can be sponsored by the owner.

Prices are yours to set. Illustrative, not a promise of income.

Growth loops, built in

How it spreads

  • Every sign is an ad on a busy platform: mail sign kits to new spots
  • Streak share cards that bring listeners' friends to the performer
  • Collective and street festival onboarding days
  • Performer to performer referral codes worth a free month for both
  • Opt in Friday reminders that bring regulars back
Roadmap · build the next phase with us

Where it goes next

v1 included
The full performer app
  • Solana Blink tips straight to the performer
  • Printable sign with rotating code
  • Compressed presence stamps
  • Regulars, encore votes, Saturday summary
  • Paywall and USDC checkout
Included
v2
Tonight map and card fallback
  • Live city map of who is playing tonight
  • Card tipping fallback for people with no wallet
  • Collective dashboard with shared spot calendar
  • Telegram reminders for regulars
Add-on from $400
v3
Portable fan history
  • Stamps any performer can honor: early tickets, studio invites
  • Festival partner portal with branded stamps
  • City arts council reports with anonymous stats
  • Merch drops for stamp holders
Add-on from $900

The pitch, ready for investors and grant reviewers

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Your 2 minute demo script

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

Make it entirely yours

Custom work from $500: your own city spots and local rules, branding for a collective or festival, card tipping, extra languages or integrations. Scoped on a call.

Custom from $500
BLUEPRINT

Why it matters and how it really works

The recipe (how it is built, the data, costs, risks, build order, the pitch and the demo script) is unlocked when your app is paid in full.

The need

Street performers play to hundreds of people a night who no longer carry cash. Card readers cost money and set up time, and even when people tip, the performer never learns who keeps coming back.

What exists and what is new

Cashless busking already exists: busk.co's BuskPay offers QR card and wallet tipping off chain, and generic tip QR pages are common. Research found no Solana Blinks tipping product for street performers and none that issues dated presence stamps. What is new is the pairing: a one scan Blink tip with no app, plus a stamp that turns passersby into a recognizable regular audience. Research verdict: fresh, high novelty, small build.

The data it runs on

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

1.The mission

Anyone who stops for a street performer can thank them in one scan, and every performer can know the faces that keep coming back.

2.Why people can't resist it

A row of Fridays Each visit adds a dated stamp. Regulars see their streak and want the next one.

Regulars get a voice After a set number of Fridays, regulars vote on the encore and get a thank you from the performer.

25 cents is enough Tiny tips with near zero fees let people who would have walked past give something.

3.How it works for real

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

4.Pricing

Cost per use: unlocked when your app is paid in full.

Free sign $0
One spot, tips and stamps, printable sign. The owner takes a 1% fee on tips.
Performer $4 a month
Several spots, rotating code screen app, regulars page, encore votes, Saturday summary.
Collective $25 a month
For buskers' groups and markets: many performers, shared map of who plays where tonight.

5.Growth loop

Every sign is an ad on a busy platform. Listeners who collect stamps share their streak, and performers recommend it to each other at the same spots. Busking collectives and street festivals bring many performers at once.

6.Risks and guardrails

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

7.Build order

Unlocked when your app is paid in full

8.Where this is going

  1. Now
    One violinist, one sign, tips and stamps on Fridays.
  2. Next
    Many performers in one city, and a live map of who is playing tonight.
  3. Later
    Stamps become a portable fan history any performer can honor: early tickets, encore votes, studio invites.
  4. Someday
    Street culture everywhere gets paid in the moment, and the people who show up are seen.

Costs and tools are estimates at the time of writing. General information only, not legal or financial advice.

OWNER PLAYBOOK

Own it, then chart your voyage

NRevenueVentureBuilder statusHackathonsProductivityInspire othersPartnershipsPortfolioAgencyBUSKER BLINK

Nine routes from one vessel. Tap a port to open its chart.

Why own Busker Blink

Busker Blink gives a street performer a printable QR that takes USDC tips in seconds and hands every tipper a dated 'I was there' stamp. Owning it means the performers on your network, the stamps their fans collect and the small fee on each tip all belong to you, not to a payments giant. You become the person in your city who helped buskers get paid and see who keeps coming back.

What’s stopping you?

“I can't code.”

The Blink and sign template are ready. Your work is printing signs, standing next to a performer for an hour and helping the first fans scan.

“Most people don't have USDC on Solana.”

True, and that is the biggest limit. Keep the cash hat out alongside the sign, and lead with fans who already have Solana wallets. Growth will be slower than card tipping.

“Is busking with a QR legal?”

Busking rules depend on your city, and some require a permit. The QR does not change that, so check local rules with the performer before printing.

“Is it really mine?”

Yes. The Blink, fee wallet and performer list are yours, and DEPLOYR takes nothing after purchase.

“What if it breaks?”

Tips go straight to the performer wallet, so nothing is stuck if the page fails. Setup issues are covered by the get-it-shipped promise.

The million-dollar ladder

You take a small, visible fee on each tip and charge venues and markets a monthly plan to put Busker Blink signs at every stall or stage. Reaching $1M a year is a target, not a promise, and tip volume per performer is usually small.

$50
$3,000
$30,000
$85,000
First corner
10 performers
$5/mo
City scene
300 performers
$10/mo
Venues and markets
500 venues
$60/mo
Multi city network
850 venues
$100/mo
  • Fans who collect a row of Fridays and share it
  • Venue and market packs with branded signs
  • A 'regulars' view that helps performers book gigs
  • Local sponsors who match tips on special days

Illustrative stages, not a forecast. Results depend on you and the market; nothing here is guaranteed.

Pick your destination

Grow it to a million-dollar app
Busker Blink earns when buskers, market traders and venues use it, so the fastest money comes from one real sign that people can see working.ARRIVE: 10 performers with live signs and your first paying customer within 30 days.5 moves · first one within the hour →
Raise for it
Busker Blink solves a real coordination problem on Solana, which is exactly what ecosystem grant programs and accelerators say they want to fund.ARRIVE: Two funding applications submitted with real usage numbers attached, within six weeks.5 moves · first one within the hour →
Become a real builder on a chain
Running Busker Blink from your own wallet builds a real onchain history on Solana that other builders and programs can see.ARRIVE: A verified contract, a public builder profile, and a weekly shipping log for 8 weeks.5 moves · first one within the hour →
Win with it at hackathons
Busker Blink is a working product, which gives you a strong base for hackathon tracks on Solana if the event allows existing code.ARRIVE: One hackathon entry submitted with a new feature built during the event.5 moves · first one within the hour →
Run your own work on it
Most of the work around Busker Blink is repeat admin, so a simple weekly routine saves hours.ARRIVE: A weekly routine under one hour and a saved message library.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Get your people moving
Busker Blink has a human story at its heart, so sharing real moments pulls people in better than features.ARRIVE: Four story posts published and at least one new user who came from them.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Partner with founders and projects
Busker Blink grows faster through groups that already gather street performers than through one by one outreach.ARRIVE: One signed partnership with a group that brings at least 20 users.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Prove your skills with it
Owning and running Busker Blink is proof you can ship and grow a real onchain product, which matters for jobs, clients and grants.ARRIVE: A portfolio page with live links, numbers and one testimonial.4 moves · first one within the hour →
Sell it as a service
Many buskers, market traders and venues want what Busker Blink does but will not set it up themselves, so you can charge for done for you setup.ARRIVE: Three paid setup clients within 60 days.4 moves · first one within the hour →
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