AdGuard
Software
Ad blocking and privacy software taking Tether for licences, with a 30-day guarantee that crypto does not void.
USDT
Verified
Category
Security & Privacy that accept stablecoins
Security and privacy vendors accept stablecoins for the same reason their customers want to use them: the payment carries less identifying baggage than a card. This covers VPNs, encrypted communication services, privacy-first infrastructure and offshore hosting. It is also a category where marketing claims routinely outrun reality, so the profiles here focus on what a provider documents rather than what it advertises — what it logs, where it is incorporated, and what payment data it retains. Paying on-chain reduces the data trail; it does not eliminate it, and no reputable vendor claims otherwise.
19 merchants USDCUSDTDAIEURC
Security & Privacy accepting stablecoins
Decodo
Developer Tools
Lithuanian proxy provider (formerly Smartproxy) publishing a coin-by-network table for crypto payments: USDC on seven networks, EURC on Ethereum, via CoinGate.
USDCEURC
EthereumBNB Chain +5 networks
Verified
FlokiNET
Web Hosting
Privacy-focused hosting from Iceland, Romania and Finland, naming both USDT and USDC among a dozen accepted assets.
USDTUSDC
Verified
hide.me
VPN Services
Malaysian-registered consumer VPN naming Tether and USD Coin among its payment methods, both on Ethereum (ERC-20) only, with a 30-day first-order refund.
USDTUSDC
Ethereum
Verified
IPRoyal
Developer Tools
Proxy network selling residential, datacentre and mobile IPs, with USDT, USDC, DAI and BUSD on its published 25-asset list.
USDTUSDCDAI
Verified
NymVPN
VPN Services
Swiss mixnet VPN whose pricing FAQ names Tether on Tron among a long list of accepted cryptocurrencies, alongside cards, cash and GNU Taler.
USDT
Tron
Verified
Proxy-Seller
Developer Tools
Cyprus-based proxy provider whose FAQ names Bitcoin, USDT, USDC, BNB, TRX and TON among its payment methods — coins named, networks and processor not.
USDTUSDC
Verified
SoftwareKeep
Software
Software licence retailer selling Microsoft, Adobe and antivirus titles, with USDC enabled at checkout through Shopify.
USDC
BaseEthereum +3 networks
Verified
Trezor Shop
Shopping & Retail
Official store for Trezor hardware wallets, taking USDC on Ethereum through Confirmo alongside bitcoin, ether, litecoin and SOL.
USDC
Ethereum
Verified
Windscribe
VPN Services
Canadian VPN that publishes a full 25-asset crypto list — USDC on Ethereum is the only stablecoin on it.
USDC
Ethereum
Verified
cryptostorm
VPN Services
Account-free VPN sold as tokens, payable via BitPay, NOWPayments or Monero direct; the stablecoins on offer are the gateways' lists, not the merchant's.
USDCUSDTDAI +4
EthereumBase +4 networks
Payment availability may vary
CyberGhost VPN
VPN Services
Consumer VPN with a large server network and cryptocurrency payment for subscriptions.
USDC
Payment availability may vary
ExpressVPN
VPN Services
Established VPN provider with cryptocurrency payment available for subscriptions.
No longer accepting
NordVPN
VPN Services
Major consumer VPN provider accepting cryptocurrency for subscription purchases.
Payment availability may vary
Private Internet Access
VPN Services
Long-running VPN provider with a large server network and cryptocurrency payment options.
USDC
Payment availability may vary
PureVPN
VPN Services
Long-running VPN accepting crypto through CoinGate, with stablecoins named by the gateway and an explicit no-refunds rule for crypto payments.
USDCUSDTDAI
Payment availability may vary
Surfshark
VPN Services
VPN provider with unlimited device connections and cryptocurrency payment support.
USDCEURC
EthereumBase +4 networks
Payment availability may vary
Venice AI
AI Tools
Privacy-focused AI platform offering model access without conversation retention, paid in crypto.
USDC
BaseSolana +1 networks
Payment availability may vary
ZoogVPN
VPN Services
Consumer VPN naming USDC, DAI and USDT among its crypto payment options, processed through Coinbase Commerce via Paymentwall.
USDCDAIUSDT
Payment availability may vary
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Every cell comes from the merchant's record. "Pairing not documented" means the merchant lists the coin and some networks but does not say which chain the coin runs on; confirm at checkout. Evidence dates are when an editor last read the merchant's own page.
| Merchant | Coins and networks | Payment route | Restrictions | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdGuard |
| Payment route not published | Licences bought with cryptocurrency do not auto-renew — AdGuard states this at the payment step. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-07 | Verified |
| Decodo |
| Via CoinGate | No USDT: Decodo's own table lists USDC and EURC as the stablecoins, matching CoinGate's list. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-14 | Verified |
| FlokiNET |
| Payment route not published | Networks are not published for either stablecoin — confirm the chain at checkout. +1 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-05 | Verified |
| hide.me |
| Payment route not published | Ethereum mainnet only for both stablecoins, by the merchant's own statement: "Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC) are only supported via ERC20 (Ethereum Network)." No Tron, Solana, Polygon or Base option for either. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-18 | Verified |
| IPRoyal |
| Payment route not published | Networks are not published for any of the accepted stablecoins. | Documentation checked 2026-09-05 | Verified |
| NymVPN |
| Payment route not published | USDT on Tron is the only dollar stablecoin route this directory can record. NymVPN also lists Liquid Tether (L-USDT) on the Liquid network, which is outside our network list, and no USDC. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-18 | Verified |
| Proxy-Seller |
| Payment route not published | No network is named for USDT or USDC; the external payment system the FAQ mentions will show it. Read it before sending. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-14 | Verified |
| SoftwareKeep |
| Via Shopify Payments | USDC only — Shopify Payments supports no other stablecoin. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-07 | Verified |
| Trezor Shop |
| Via Confirmo | USDC on Ethereum only. The support article names the chain; sending USDC on Base, Polygon or any other network will not be credited. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-12 | Verified |
| Windscribe |
| Payment route not published | USDC is accepted on Ethereum ERC-20 only; no other USDC network is listed. | Documentation checked 2026-09-22 | Verified |
| cryptostorm |
| Via BitPay, NOWPayments | The coin and network lists here are BitPay's published ones. cryptostorm names no stablecoin; what appears at checkout is set by BitPay and by NOWPayments, and the two gateways' lists differ. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-18 | Payment availability may vary |
| CyberGhost VPN |
| Via BitPay | None documented | Documentation checked 2026-08-30 | Payment availability may vary |
| ExpressVPN | No stablecoin named | Payment route not published | None documented | Documentation checked 2026-09-22 | No longer accepting |
| NordVPN | No stablecoin named | Via Third-party crypto gateway | None documented | Documentation checked 2026-09-22 | Payment availability may vary |
| Private Internet Access |
| Via BitPay | None documented | Documentation checked 2026-09-03 | Payment availability may vary |
| PureVPN |
| Via CoinGate, CoinPayments | Crypto payments are excluded from the 31-day money-back guarantee — PureVPN lists CoinGate and 'Crypto Currency' as non-refundable. +2 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-06 | Payment availability may vary |
| Surfshark |
| Via CoinGate | None documented | Documentation checked 2026-09-22 | Payment availability may vary |
| Venice AI |
| Via x402 | None documented | Documentation checked 2026-08-30 | Payment availability may vary |
| ZoogVPN |
| Via Coinbase Commerce, Paymentwall | No network is stated for USDC, DAI or USDT. Read it off the Coinbase checkout. +3 more | Documentation checked 2026-09-13 | Payment availability may vary |
Security and privacy vendors sit at the intersection of two audiences that overlap heavily: people who care about what data companies hold, and people who already hold stablecoins.
Read the logging policy, not the payment page
The most common mistake in this category is treating crypto acceptance as a proxy for trustworthiness. It is not. A provider can accept USDC and still keep detailed connection logs; a provider can insist on a card and keep none. The payment method tells you about the provider’s risk appetite and its customer base — it tells you nothing about its data practices.
What to actually check: what the provider logs and for how long, which jurisdiction it operates under, whether it has published an independent audit, and how it has responded to legal requests. A vendor serious about privacy will document all four without being asked.
Offshore hosting is a specific product
Several providers in this category market “offshore” or “bulletproof” hosting alongside crypto payment. The legitimate version of this is hosting in a jurisdiction with strong speech protections and a provider that resists frivolous takedowns. The illegitimate version is hosting that ignores lawful requests entirely, and it attracts exactly the neighbours you would expect — with the IP reputation, uptime and abuse-report volume that follow.
If you need resilient hosting for lawful but contested content, look at the provider’s published abuse policy and its actual track record. “We ignore everything” is not a feature; it is a warning about who else is on the rack.
Security & Privacy questions
Is paying with stablecoins more private than paying with a card?
It is more private with respect to the merchant, who never sees your card, bank or billing address. It is less private with respect to the world, because the transfer is recorded on a public ledger forever. Which of those matters more depends entirely on what you are protecting against.
Do privacy-focused providers prefer particular stablecoins?
Providers in this category often support a wider range of assets than mainstream merchants, including privacy coins alongside USDC and USDT. Where a provider accepts several, the stablecoins are usually the ones with the cheapest and fastest settlement.