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+# ⚡️ tippin.me Badge Generator
+
+> Readme badge generator for tippin.me - [lukechilds.github.io/tippin-badge](https://lukechilds.github.io/tippin-badge/)
+
+[tippin.me](https://tippin.me) is a really cute service to easily receive tips via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Add a tippin.me badge to your open source projects to allow people to tip your work.
+
+![](/screenshot.png)
+
+## Usage
+
+Just enter your Twitter handle into text input at [lukechilds.github.io/tippin-badge](https://lukechilds.github.io/tippin-badge/) and copy the Markdown code into the readme file of your open source project.
+
+It will render a badge that links to your tippin.me page and looks something like this:
+
+[![tippin.me](https://badgen.net/badge/%E2%9A%A1%EF%B8%8Ftippin.me/@lukechilds/F0918E)](https://tippin.me/@lukechilds)
+
+You can see how it looks in one of my projects here:
+
+![](/readme-example.png)
+
+## License
+
+MIT © Luke Childs
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