{ "generated": "2026-08-14", "canonical": "https://onionvps.com/data/payment-methods.json", "cryptoOnly": true, "fiatAccepted": false, "cardsAccepted": false, "paypalAccepted": false, "bankTransferAccepted": false, "processor": { "name": "OxaPay", "url": "https://oxapay.com", "custodialForCustomer": false, "accountRequired": false }, "invoice": { "lifetimeMinutes": 90, "underpaidCoveragePercent": 3, "freshAddressPerInvoice": true, "rateLockedForLifetime": true }, "refunds": { "windowDays": 7, "method": "Crypto sent to an address you nominate. A refund is a new payment we initiate, not a reversal." }, "privacyScale": { "0": { "label": "Issuer-controlled", "tone": "bad", "note": "Transparent ledger, and the token issuer can freeze or blacklist addresses." }, "1": { "label": "Transparent ledger", "tone": "warn", "note": "Every transaction is public, but no identity is attached at the protocol level." }, "2": { "label": "Optional privacy", "tone": "ok", "note": "Confidential-transaction or mixing features are available but not mandatory." }, "3": { "label": "Protocol-level privacy", "tone": "ok", "note": "Sender, receiver and amount are hidden by the protocol itself." } }, "coins": [ { "id": "monero", "symbol": "XMR", "name": "Monero", "networks": [ "Monero" ], "confirmations": 10, "etaMinutes": 20, "privacyRating": 3, "privacyLabel": "Protocol-level privacy", "recommendedForPrivacy": true, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Ring signatures, stealth addresses and RingCT hide sender, receiver and amount at the protocol level. There is no public balance to analyse, which is why it is the default recommendation for anyone buying hosting privately.", "summary": "Yes. We accept Monero (XMR) as payment for any VPS plan, with invoices locked in USD and processed via OxaPay. No account or identity verification is required. After broadcast, expect about 20 minutes for 10 confirmations (2-minute blocks), then provisioning takes under a minute.", "privacyNote": "Monero's ledger is private by design: ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RingCT hide sender, receiver, and amount at the protocol level. There is no public balance to analyse. For hosting, this is the strongest privacy option we offer—ideal if you want no link between your payment and your server. Monero is the only network we accept for this coin, so there's no choice to make.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/monero" }, { "id": "bitcoin", "symbol": "BTC", "name": "Bitcoin", "networks": [ "Bitcoin", "Lightning" ], "confirmations": 2, "etaMinutes": 20, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "The most widely held asset and the easiest to acquire. The ledger is public, so pair it with a fresh address per order — which is what our checkout issues automatically.", "summary": "Yes. OnionVPS accepts Bitcoin (BTC) and Lightning. Payment goes through OxaPay, which issues a fresh address per invoice, so no account or identity verification is needed. The network requires 2 confirmations; with a 10-minute block time, expect roughly 20 minutes from broadcast to provisioning, then under a minute to boot.", "privacyNote": "Bitcoin's ledger is transparent: every transaction is public, though no identity is attached at the protocol level. For better privacy, use Lightning, which hides amounts and counterparties behind the scenes. But note the on-chain traceability is real; OnionVPS's checkout mitigates this by auto-generating a fresh address per order, so each payment looks unrelated to the last. Choose Lightning if you want less exposure; choose on-chain for simplicity.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/bitcoin" }, { "id": "litecoin", "symbol": "LTC", "name": "Litecoin", "networks": [ "Litecoin" ], "confirmations": 4, "etaMinutes": 10, "privacyRating": 2, "privacyLabel": "Optional privacy", "recommendedForPrivacy": true, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Fast, cheap and universally supported. Optional MWEB confidential transactions give it a meaningful privacy edge over Bitcoin for small payments.", "summary": "Yes, you can buy a VPS with Litecoin. Payments are processed through OxaPay, a non-custodial processor that generates a fresh address per invoice. After broadcasting your LTC payment, 4 confirmations are required, which typically takes about 10 minutes given the approximate 2.5-minute block time. Provisioning then completes in under a minute. No account with OnionVPS and no identity verification are involved.", "privacyNote": "Litecoin's ledger is transparent, so addresses and amounts are publicly visible, though they are not directly tied to your identity unless you link them. Its privacy rating is 2 out of 3—optional privacy. The MWEB confidential transactions can obscure amounts, but they are not mandatory. Since only the Litecoin network is accepted, there is no choice to make. For small payments, LTC is fast and inexpensive, making it a practical option.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/litecoin" }, { "id": "usdt", "symbol": "USDT", "name": "Tether", "networks": [ "TRON (TRC20)", "Ethereum (ERC20)", "BNB Chain (BEP20)", "Polygon", "TON", "Solana" ], "confirmations": 12, "etaMinutes": 1, "privacyRating": 0, "privacyLabel": "Issuer-controlled", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Dollar-pegged, so the invoice amount cannot move under you while you confirm. TRC20 is the cheapest network for a hosting-sized payment.", "summary": "Yes, you can buy a VPS with Tether (USDT) and the server is ready in about a minute. We accept USDT on TRON, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, TON, and Solana. We require 12 confirmations, and with an average block time of 0.05 minutes, payment to provisioning takes about 1 minute, then under a minute to provision. No account or identity verification is needed—just an email address.", "privacyNote": "Tether runs on a transparent ledger, so every transaction is publicly visible. However, it does not directly expose your identity—just the wallet addresses involved. The issuer, Tether, can freeze or blacklist addresses, so full censorship resistance isn't guaranteed. For a hosting-sized payment, TRC20 on TRON is the cheapest network. It's also widely supported, making it a practical choice. Choose other networks only if you have a specific preference or wallet constraint.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/usdt" }, { "id": "usdc", "symbol": "USDC", "name": "USD Coin", "networks": [ "Ethereum (ERC20)", "Solana", "Polygon", "Base" ], "confirmations": 12, "etaMinutes": 2, "privacyRating": 0, "privacyLabel": "Issuer-controlled", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "The other major dollar stablecoin. Choose it if your exchange or wallet holds USDC rather than USDT.", "summary": "Yes. We accept USD Coin (USDC) on Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, and Base. After you broadcast the payment, we wait for 12 confirmations—about 2 minutes—then provisioning takes under a minute. No account with OnionVPS or OxaPay is needed, and no identity verification is ever required.", "privacyNote": "Paying with USDC is convenient but not private. The ledger is transparent: anyone can see the sender and recipient addresses and amounts. The issuer can freeze or blacklist addresses. Choose the network that matches where your USDC already sits—Ethereum if that's where your exchange holds it, otherwise Solana, Polygon, or Base for lower fees. Your invoice is a fresh address, so your activity isn't linked to a persistent account.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/usdc" }, { "id": "ethereum", "symbol": "ETH", "name": "Ethereum", "networks": [ "Ethereum", "Arbitrum", "Base", "Optimism" ], "confirmations": 12, "etaMinutes": 2, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 6, "note": "Settles in seconds on layer-2 networks. Use Base or Arbitrum unless you specifically need mainnet.", "summary": "Yes, you can buy a VPS with Ethereum. After you send ETH, the payment typically confirms in about 12 block confirmations, roughly 2 minutes on mainnet, then provision takes under a minute. No account with OnionVPS or the payment processor is required, and there is no identity verification. Choose Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, or Optimism—Arbitrum or Base settle faster.", "privacyNote": "Ethereum's ledger is transparent: every transaction is public, though no identity is attached at the protocol level. This means your payment details are visible on-chain, but your personal identity is not tied to your address unless you link it elsewhere. We accept Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism. For lower fees and quicker settlement, choose Base or Arbitrum; use mainnet only if you specifically need it.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/ethereum" }, { "id": "tron", "symbol": "TRX", "name": "TRON", "networks": [ "TRON" ], "confirmations": 20, "etaMinutes": 1, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Sub-cent fees and three-second blocks make TRX the cheapest transparent chain to pay a small invoice on.", "summary": "Yes. OnionVPS accepts TRON (TRX) for VPS hosting. After your payment is broadcast, 20 confirmations on the TRON network (about 1 minute) are required; provisioning follows in under a minute. No account with OnionVPS or identity verification is involved—only an email address you control.", "privacyNote": "TRON's ledger is fully transparent: every transaction is public, though no identity is attached at the protocol level. We rate its on-chain privacy 1 out of 3. For greater anonymity, use a fresh wallet and avoid KYC exchanges when acquiring TRX. Only the TRON network is accepted; choose it for sub-cent fees and fast settlement, but remember your transaction trail is visible.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/tron" }, { "id": "solana", "symbol": "SOL", "name": "Solana", "networks": [ "Solana" ], "confirmations": 32, "etaMinutes": 1, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Effectively instant confirmation and negligible fees. Good when you want the order provisioned in under a minute.", "summary": "Yes, you can buy a VPS with Solana (SOL). Payments are processed on-chain via Solana and require 32 confirmations. With a block time of approximately 0.01 minutes, confirmation takes under a minute, and your server is provisioned within a minute after that. No account or identity verification is needed—just a wallet.", "privacyNote": "Solana's ledger is transparent: every transaction is public on-chain, but no identity is attached at the protocol level. We assign it a privacy rating of 1 on a 0–3 scale. That means your payment amount and wallet address are visible to anyone, but your personal details are not. Since Solana is the only network we accept for SOL, the choice is straightforward: use Solana for speed and low fees, and be aware that the transaction history is public.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/solana" }, { "id": "bnb", "symbol": "BNB", "name": "BNB", "networks": [ "BNB Chain" ], "confirmations": 15, "etaMinutes": 1, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Low fees and broad exchange support across Asia.", "summary": "Yes. Buy a VPS with BNB on the BNB Chain network through OxaPay. Payment requires 15 confirmations, with each block taking roughly 0.05 minutes, so your server is provisioned within about a minute of broadcast, plus under a minute to deploy. No account with OnionVPS or the processor is needed, and no identity verification is ever involved.", "privacyNote": "BNB payments run on BNB Chain, a transparent ledger. Every transaction is public, showing amounts and addresses, but no identity is attached at the protocol level. Your privacy depends on how you obtained the BNB and whether you reuse addresses. Since only BNB Chain is accepted, that is the network to choose. The chain’s transparency means you should not expect the privacy of a coin designed for anonymity.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/bnb" }, { "id": "ton", "symbol": "TON", "name": "Toncoin", "networks": [ "TON" ], "confirmations": 10, "etaMinutes": 1, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Widely used inside Telegram wallets, which makes it a natural fit for a customer base that already lives there.", "summary": "Yes. Pay for a VPS with Toncoin (TON) via OxaPay. The payment needs 10 confirmations; with a block time of about 0.08 minutes, that lands at roughly one minute. The order then provisions in under a minute. No account or identity verification is required—just an email address you control.", "privacyNote": "The TON ledger is transparent: every transaction is public, and no identity is attached at the protocol level. That gives you one of three privacy points on our editorial scale. It doesn't hide amounts or counterparties, only the humans behind them. If your threat model demands concealed metadata, TON won't provide it. Choose TON when convenience matters more than ledger opacity, particularly if you already use Telegram wallets.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/ton" }, { "id": "dogecoin", "symbol": "DOGE", "name": "Dogecoin", "networks": [ "Dogecoin" ], "confirmations": 20, "etaMinutes": 20, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Cheap, fast and stubbornly liquid. A perfectly serviceable way to pay a hosting bill.", "summary": "Yes. OnionVPS accepts Dogecoin for any VPS plan, from $4 per month. Payments process through OxaPay, which generates a fresh address per invoice. Dogecoin requires 20 confirmations; with one-minute blocks, expect about 20 minutes before your server provisions, which then takes under a minute. No account, identity verification, or email beyond your own is ever involved.", "privacyNote": "Dogecoin's ledger is fully transparent: every transaction is public, though no identity is attached at the protocol level. Our editorial rating of 1 reflects that. We accept only the Dogecoin network—no other chains. Given its near-instant blocks and low fees, DOGE is a practical choice for a hosting payment, but don't expect coin-level privacy; if that matters, consider a privacy-focused coin. A fresh, non-custodial address per invoice means OnionVPS and OxaPay never tie your identity to the payment.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/dogecoin" }, { "id": "dash", "symbol": "DASH", "name": "Dash", "networks": [ "Dash" ], "confirmations": 6, "etaMinutes": 15, "privacyRating": 2, "privacyLabel": "Optional privacy", "recommendedForPrivacy": true, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "CoinJoin-based PrivateSend gives optional on-chain mixing, and InstantSend confirms in about two seconds.", "summary": "Yes. Pay with Dash (DASH) via our non-custodial processor, OxaPay. After broadcast, allow for 6 confirmations (about 15 minutes, given the 2.5-minute block time), then provisioning takes under a minute. No account with OnionVPS or the processor, and no identity verification, is ever required.", "privacyNote": "Dash's ledger is transparent; every transaction is publicly visible. Optional CoinJoin-based PrivateSend mixing can obscure coin origins, and InstantSend confirms in about two seconds, but neither is forced. We accept Dash only on the Dash network, so there is no chain choice to make. For stricter privacy than the public ledger offers, consider a coin with mandatory confidential transactions or use PrivateSend deliberately.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/dash" }, { "id": "bitcoin-cash", "symbol": "BCH", "name": "Bitcoin Cash", "networks": [ "Bitcoin Cash" ], "confirmations": 4, "etaMinutes": 40, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Large blocks keep fees near zero even when the network is busy. CashFusion offers optional mixing.", "summary": "Yes, OnionVPS accepts Bitcoin Cash (BCH) for VPS plans, minimum order $4. After broadcasting, 4 confirmations are required; with ~10-minute blocks, expect about 40 minutes to confirmation, then provisioning in under a minute. No account or identity verification is involved—just an email address and the BCH payment.", "privacyNote": "Bitcoin Cash's ledger is fully transparent: every transaction, amount, and address is public. But no identity is attached at the protocol level, and OxaPay, our non-custodial processor, generates a fresh address per invoice. Since we accept only the Bitcoin Cash network (not token layers), use that. For additional privacy, CashFusion offers optional mixing, though its adoption varies.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/bitcoin-cash" }, { "id": "polygon", "symbol": "POL", "name": "Polygon", "networks": [ "Polygon" ], "confirmations": 40, "etaMinutes": 2, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Cheap EVM settlement, widely supported by wallets and exchanges.", "summary": "Yes. You can buy a VPS with Polygon (POL) on the Polygon network. Payments require 40 confirmations, which at an approximate block time of 0.04 minutes typically means the server appears about 2 minutes after broadcast, then under a minute to provision. No account with OnionVPS or the processor is needed, and no identity verification is involved.", "privacyNote": "Paying with POL means accepting a transparent ledger: every transaction is public on-chain, though no identity is attached at the protocol level. We rate on-chain privacy 1 out of 3 on our editorial scale. Since we accept POL only on the Polygon network, that is the network to choose—there is no alternative. For privacy-sensitive workloads, pair with a fresh address and consider mixing; otherwise, the convenience of cheap EVM settlement is the trade-off.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/polygon" }, { "id": "ripple", "symbol": "XRP", "name": "XRP", "networks": [ "XRP Ledger" ], "confirmations": 6, "etaMinutes": 1, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Four-second settlement with fees measured in fractions of a cent.", "summary": "Yes, you can buy a VPS with XRP. Payments on the XRP Ledger require 6 confirmations, with blocks every 0.06 minutes, so your payment lands in about a minute. No account with OnionVPS or the processor, and no identity verification, are needed. Just an email address you control.", "privacyNote": "XRP's ledger is transparent: every transaction amount and address is public. What is not attached is your identity—no name, no document, only addresses. This gives pseudonymity, not privacy. We accept only the XRP Ledger network. If you want stronger on-chain privacy, consider a coin like Monero; XRP is a fast, cheap settlement rail, but traceable.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/ripple" }, { "id": "cardano", "symbol": "ADA", "name": "Cardano", "networks": [ "Cardano" ], "confirmations": 15, "etaMinutes": 5, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Deterministic fees and predictable settlement, popular with long-term holders.", "summary": "Yes. You can buy a VPS with Cardano (ADA) through our non-custodial payment processor, OxaPay. Your payment requires 15 confirmations, each block taking about 0.33 minutes, so provisioning typically starts around five minutes after broadcast. No account with us or the processor, and no identity verification, is needed at any point.", "privacyNote": "Cardano's ledger is transparent. Every ADA transaction—amounts, addresses, timestamps—is public on-chain. The chain does not attach real-world identities at the protocol level, but your sending address can be linked to you if you have used it elsewhere or with an exchange that applied know-your-customer checks. We accept only the Cardano network for ADA, so there is no choice to make. Use a fresh address per payment, as we generate one per invoice, to reduce linkage.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/cardano" }, { "id": "avalanche", "symbol": "AVAX", "name": "Avalanche", "networks": [ "Avalanche C-Chain" ], "confirmations": 20, "etaMinutes": 1, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Sub-second finality on the C-Chain with EVM tooling compatibility.", "summary": "Yes. We accept Avalanche (AVAX) on the Avalanche C-Chain via OxaPay. Payment requires 20 confirmations; with a block time of 0.03 minutes, that is under a minute. Your server provisions 55 seconds after confirmation. No account with us or the processor is needed, and no identity verification is involved.", "privacyNote": "The Avalanche C-Chain is a transparent ledger: every transaction is public, but no identity is attached at the protocol level. When paying by AVAX, the recipient address is a fresh one generated per invoice, and the payment processor is non-custodial. No personal details are required to complete the payment. However, the transaction history on-chain is visible to anyone. Choose the Avalanche C-Chain because it is the network we accept; it offers EVM tooling compatibility and sub-second finality.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/avalanche" }, { "id": "shiba-inu", "symbol": "SHIB", "name": "Shiba Inu", "networks": [ "Ethereum (ERC20)", "BNB Chain" ], "confirmations": 12, "etaMinutes": 2, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Accepted for completeness — settle on BNB Chain to avoid Ethereum gas eating the invoice.", "summary": "Yes. OnionVPS accepts Shiba Inu through OxaPay on Ethereum (ERC20) or BNB Chain. We require 12 confirmations. With a 0.2-minute block time that is roughly two minutes, after which provisioning takes under a minute. No account with OxaPay and no identity verification are needed—just an email address you control.", "privacyNote": "Paying with SHIB is transparent, not private. Every transaction is public on Ethereum or BNB Chain, though no identity is attached at the protocol level. Your wallet address is visible; anyone who knows it can trace your payment history. For most invoices, settle on BNB Chain: Ethereum gas fees can exceed the minimum $4 order, whereas BNB fees stay negligible. Choose privacy elsewhere if that matters—SHIB is a convenience, not a shield.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/shiba-inu" }, { "id": "not", "symbol": "NOT", "name": "Notcoin", "networks": [ "TON" ], "confirmations": 10, "etaMinutes": 1, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "TON-native and common in Telegram-first wallets.", "summary": "Yes. You can buy a VPS with Notcoin (NOT) on the TON network. The payment requires 10 confirmations. With a block time of 0.08 minutes, that works out to under a minute, after which provisioning takes about another minute. No account is needed with the processor or with OnionVPS, and no identity verification is ever required.", "privacyNote": "Paying with NOT is transparent. The TON ledger records every transaction publicly, though no identity is attached at the protocol level. Your privacy rests on not reusing addresses and on the fact that we only hold an email you control. OxaPay generates a fresh address per invoice, which helps. Since only TON is accepted for NOT, you do not choose a network here; you just send on TON. There is no hiding that you paid; there is also no requirement to prove who you are.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/not" }, { "id": "digibyte", "symbol": "DGB", "name": "DigiByte", "networks": [ "DigiByte" ], "confirmations": 20, "etaMinutes": 5, "privacyRating": 1, "privacyLabel": "Transparent ledger", "recommendedForPrivacy": false, "minimumUsd": 4, "note": "Fifteen-second blocks and negligible fees; a solid transparent-chain option.", "summary": "Yes. OnionVPS accepts DigiByte (DGB) for VPS plans, with a minimum order of $4. After broadcast, the payment typically takes 5 minutes to confirm, given 20 confirmations and a 0.25-minute block time. Provisioning then completes in under a minute. No account or identity verification is needed.", "privacyNote": "DigiByte's ledger is transparent: every transaction is public, but no identity is attached at the protocol level. If you pair DGB with your own address hygiene—fresh addresses, no KYC exchanges—you get reasonable privacy in practice, though not anonymity. For stronger privacy, consider a coin with a higher rating; DGB is best when you prioritize speed and low fees.", "url": "https://onionvps.com/pay/digibyte" } ] }