Something big is coming. Sacred V3 is in pre-release right now at sacred-v3.vercel.app - a complete rebuild of the platform on a new foundation. This post covers what's new, what to do before April 27th, and a moment to look back at what this community helped build.
What's New in V3
V3 isn't just an update - it's a rebuilt foundation. Here's what we've been working on.
Base chain support. V3 introduces tipping on Base, an Ethereum L2 built for speed and low fees. No bridges, no complexity - just fast, cheap on-chain tips.
Gasless transactions. Every user-facing transaction on Base is fully gas-sponsored. You pay only the tip amount. No gas tokens to acquire, no approval popups, no surprise fees. Tipping that feels as simple as sending a message.
Smart wallets with passkeys. V3 wallets are powered by ERC-4337 account abstraction. You can create a wallet with just a passkey - no browser extensions, no seed phrases. It's the simplest onboarding we've ever shipped.
Sacred Escrow - our own smart contract. We built a purpose-built escrow contract from scratch. It handles deposits, claims, revokes, and expiry on-chain, and it's fully upgradeable. Every deposit stores the sender and recipient's platform identity directly on the blockchain - not just wallet addresses. Read the full breakdown →
On-chain identity. The relationship between a tip and its creator now exists on the blockchain. Creator tipping history is publicly verifiable, and decentralized dispute resolution becomes possible. The more we put on-chain, the less you have to trust us.
Try the Pre-Release Build Now
V3 is live in pre-release at sacred-v3.vercel.app and we want you in there. Poke around, find the edges, and tell us what's broken and what's missing.
You can submit bug reports and feature suggestions directly through the bug report tool or drop them in Discord. Every report helps - this is exactly the moment where community feedback shapes the product.
Note: the pre-release URL will be replaced when the official beta launches. Follow us on Twitter or Discord for the official beta announcement and the new link.
What We Built Together
Before we move forward, we want to take a moment to look back. None of this happened without the people who showed up early, sent tips, claimed them, and kept using the platform while we were still figuring things out.
Here's what this community helped us accomplish on V2:
- 4,000+ on-chain tips processed
- $7,000+ in total tip volume
- 465+ content creators received tips on-chain
These aren't just numbers - they represent real support sent between real people, fully on-chain, across Polkadot, Solana, and WAX. That's what we set out to build, and you made it happen.
We want to give a special thank you to our top three content creators by tip volume - and the communities who showed up to support them. Their willingness to try Sacred early, put up with rough edges, share honest feedback, and keep coming back is a big part of why this platform exists in the form it does today. They didn't just use Sacred - they helped us build it.
jagerzgoober, hairyliplarrytft, and Onab - thank you. Genuinely.
None of this happens without the people behind it:
laughingwhales builds the product you've been using. Every feature, every iteration, every detail you didn't notice because it just works - that's him. He brings real craft to Sacred and it shows.
joewrites is the connective tissue between Sacred and its community. He shows up in every conversation, brings energy to every room, and makes Sacred feel like a place worth being part of.
lisan has the vision that makes Sacred possible. From the earliest idea through every pivotal decision, his direction shapes what this is becoming.
And paul keeps the technical foundation solid - every architecture decision, every system quietly holding everything together in the background.
This Version Is Being Retired
Support for the current version of Sacred ends on April 27th, 2026. After that date, this version will no longer be maintained or supported.
No Automatic Migration
V3 is a clean slate. Here's what won't automatically carry over at launch:
- Sacred Balance - withdraw to your wallet before April 27th
- XP and levels - your rank starts fresh in V3
- Tipping history and stats - tips sent and received on V2 won't appear in V3 profiles
- Connected platform accounts - Twitch, Twitter, YouTube and other platform connections will need to be reconnected in V3
- Overlay themes and OBS link - custom overlay configurations and your existing OBS overlay URL won't transfer; you'll set these up fresh in V3
This isn't an oversight. V3 is built on a completely different foundation: a new chain (Base), a new wallet model (ERC-4337 smart wallets), and a new identity system where your on-chain history lives on the blockchain rather than in a database. Mapping V2 data to that architecture in a meaningful, trustworthy way is genuinely complex - it's not a simple export-and-import, and we'd rather launch V3 right than rush a migration that could introduce inconsistencies.
That said, we haven't forgotten about you. We plan to retroactively update V3 profiles based on V2 activity as a future milestone - so your history here won't be lost forever. We'll share more on that timeline when it's closer to ready.
Action Required Before April 27th
Before the cutoff, there are three things you need to take care of:
1. Resolve all pending tips. Any tips waiting to be claimed, rejected, or revoked need to be actioned before April 27th. Log in, head to your dashboard, and make sure nothing is left hanging.
2. Withdraw your Sacred Balance. If you have funds sitting in your Sacred Balance, withdraw them to your custodial wallet before the cutoff - Phantom, Solflare, SubWallet, or whichever wallet you use. Don't leave funds behind.
3. Download your tipping activity. If you want a personal record of your tipping history, you can export it as a CSV directly from your tips dashboard.
We'll remind you as the date approaches, but don't wait on this.
Sacred V3 Beta Coming Soon
The V3 beta release will be announced by the end of April. By then, this version will be retired and V3 will be the one and only Sacred. We want the transition to be smooth, and your feedback between now and then is how we get there.
This is the most significant thing we've shipped, and we couldn't have gotten here without this community. Find us on Twitter and Discord - come be part of what's next.