PIP

PIP on this page is the crypto payments project at getpip.com. It is not Python's package installer or the UK disability benefit. PIP is a set of payment tools for sending and receiving crypto on social media and websites without typing a wallet address. Its best-known product is Social Pay, a browser extension that adds payments to Twitter, Reddit, Discord, Twitch and GitHub. PIP launched on Solana in February 2022 and later added six other chains. The project now looks largely dormant. Its dashboard, Pay Button builder and PIP.ME addresses did not load when we checked in October 2026. The extension has not had an update for well over a year.

Is PIP still active in 2026?

PIP has not announced a shutdown, but most signs point to a project that has stopped shipping. The main website and the docs still load. Several of the apps behind them did not load on 11 October 2026.

Here is what we found on that date:

• The web addresses for the PIP dashboard (dashboard.getpip.com), the Pay Button builder (button.getpip.com) and PIP.ME (pip.me) did not resolve. The dashboard is where payment links, invoices and stores are managed.
• The peer.money address, which the PIP homepage still links to for its Peer mobile app, showed a domain-for-sale listing.
• The Chrome Web Store listing showed version 2.2.3, last updated on 13 January 2025.
• The project's Medium blog showed its last post as 30 July 2023.
• The PIP roadmap had a 2025 phase with one item marked done (Payments For Gaming). On-off ramps, subscriptions, mass payouts and a "Peer Protocol" were still listed as pending.

The PIP account on X is still posting. Its three posts between 19 August and 20 September 2026 did not mention any product. One, on 8 September 2026, asked "Who's still active here?"

If you plan to rely on PIP for payments, test each tool with a small amount first. A page that describes a product is not proof the product still runs.

How PIP Tags and the Social Pay extension work

Social Pay is a browser extension that puts a crypto payment button on social sites. You install it, connect a wallet, and claim a PIP Tag. A PIP Tag is a short, readable name that stands in for your long wallet address. Other PIP users can then pay you by clicking your tag instead of copying an address.

The Social Pay guide lists desktop Chrome, Opera and Edge as supported browsers. It works on Twitter, Reddit, Discord, Twitch and GitHub. Supported networks are Solana, BNB Chain, Polygon, Ethereum, Base, Optimism and Avalanche. The store listing names Phantom CASH$0.9990.0%, MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet as the wallets it connects to.

You can add a currency to a tag to choose what you send. The PIP FAQ gives "user@usdc" as an example.

You can also pay someone who does not use PIP yet. The funds are held for 24 hours. If the person installs the extension and connects a wallet in that time, they receive the money. If not, the payment is cancelled and the funds go back to your wallet. Payments to existing PIP users arrive straight away, and the FAQ is clear that a completed payment cannot be reversed.

PIP.ME, Pay Button, Payment Links, Invoice, Checkout and Point of Sale

PIP built a tool for each common way of getting paid in crypto. Each one pays out to a wallet you control. Some of these tools were not reachable in October 2026, so check that a tool loads before you plan around it.

• PIP.ME is a link-in-bio page with a built-in pay button, aimed at creators who take tips and donations.
• Pay Button is a snippet of code you paste into a website to take crypto. The FAQ says it has no fees and no subscription.
• Payment Links are web links that carry a payment. The receiver withdraws by connecting a wallet. Unclaimed links expire after 24 hours by default and the funds return to the sender.
• Invoice lets you bill a client in crypto and track the invoice in the dashboard.
• Checkout is a simple online store. The Checkout payments page lists a 0.5% fee per sale. Refunds are possible within 48 hours if the seller switched that option on.
• Point of Sale takes in-person payments on a phone, tablet or computer, also at 0.5%.

Fees on the other tools are lower-profile. The reward farming page puts the fee at 1% for sends and payment links.

Who PIP crypto payments suit

PIP was built for creators and small sellers who want tips or simple payments in crypto and do not want to write code. It suits someone whose audience already holds a wallet and is active on the five supported social sites.

The constraints are real. The extension only runs on desktop browsers. Both sides need PIP for a tagged payment to complete. Several PIP apps were offline in October 2026, which makes PIP a poor fit for anything a business depends on. A direct wallet-to-wallet transfer does the same core job with fewer moving parts.

Is PIP safe? Custody, audits and risks

PIP says it never holds your money in normal use. Its store listing states that "PIP is not a crypto wallet and does not store users' funds." Payments are signed in your own wallet and go to the receiver's wallet.

There are gaps you should know about:

• We found no security audit on the PIP website or in its docs.
• The 24-hour hold for payments to non-users means funds sit somewhere other than your wallet for a time. The docs do not say where, or who controls them.
• Our listing has no on-chain program addresses for PIP, so we could not check who can change its code.
• The numbers PIP reports do not all agree. Its homepage claims "50,000+" Chrome extension users, while the Chrome Web Store showed 10,000 users on 11 October 2026.
• Maintenance has slowed. The PIP extension was last updated on 13 January 2025, and software that connects to wallets without updates carries more risk over time.

PIP token (PIP) supply and distribution

The PIP token is a Solana token with a fixed supply of 1 billion, all created at once, according to the PIP token docs. Its mint address is PIP. The docs describe it as the governance token of PipDAO and the reward paid to active users.

The transparency page splits the supply like this:

The docs group 69% of this as a community treasury. The transparency page shows data from 18 February 2022 and has not been updated with unlock progress.

Reward farming pays out a daily pool of PIP to people who use the products, based on points. Paying in PIP itself earns no points.

An Ethereum version of the token also exists. The bridge guide, dated 18 September 2023, routes it through Orca ORCA$1.97+3.4% and the Wormhole W$0.015-1.6% Portal Bridge.

The token is thinly traded. CoinMarketCap showed no 24-hour trading volume for PIP when we checked on 11 October 2026.

PIP investors and history

PIP launched in February 2022, according to its docs. The docs name Coinbase, Galaxy Digital and CMS as investors. They also say Binance Labs incubated the project. A November 2022 post on the PIP blog adds GBV, ROK Capital and Ragnar Capital to the list of backers.

The roadmap shows how it grew:

• Late 2021: token issued, with Twitter and Phantom support.
• 2022: product launch, Reddit, PIP.ME, Solana Pay support, BNB Chain and MetaMask, then the dashboard and Payment Links.
• 2023: Ethereum, Avalanche, Coinbase Wallet, Invoice and Checkout.
• 2023 to 2024: Optimism, Base and the Peer app for iOS.

PIP describes its focus as micropayments, meaning small payments such as tips. It started on Solana and added the other chains from mid-2022 onward.