I built a crypto donation platform on Ethereum and why I added Base

I've been working on ChainFund, a donation page for creators. Zero fees, donations go straight to your wallet.

When I started building, Ethereum mainnet was the obvious choice. It's the most trusted, most recognized chain. If you're asking people to send you money, credibility matters. I wanted pages to live somewhere people trust.

Even though ETH is pretty cheap compared to the past, users asked for cheaper options. So I added Base.

The tricky part with multi-chain is keeping things simple. I didn't want creators to have separate pages on each chain, or donors confused about where funds actually go.

Here's how it works now:

Your page lives on Ethereum. That's the canonical registry—one source of truth, no duplicate pages across chains. But donations can come from Ethereum or Base. Since EVM addresses are the same across chains, funds arrive in the same wallet either way. Creators see an aggregated total, with a breakdown of which chain each donation came from.

Donors get cheaper options. Creators get a single page that works everywhere. No bridging required, no extra setup.