Payment availability may vary

cryptostorm

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.

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At a glance

Accepts stablecoins?
Yes — availability varies (payment availability may vary)
Stablecoins
USDCUSDTDAIPYUSDUSDPGUSDEURC
How you pay
Hosted crypto checkout at the payment step
Payment provider
BitPay , NOWPayments
Verified
· 3 source s · see evidence
Limitations
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
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Payment readiness

Every line from the record; gaps are stated, not filled.
Confirmed coin and network pairings
  • USDC — network pairing not documented
  • USDT — network pairing not documented
  • DAI — network pairing not documented
  • PYUSD — network pairing not documented
  • USDP — network pairing not documented
  • GUSD — network pairing not documented
  • EURC — network pairing not documented
  • Networks listed without a coin attribution: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Solana
Evidence
Documentation checked · 2026-09-18
Payment route
Via BitPay, NOWPayments Checkout is handled by a payment gateway; the asset list is the gateway’s as enabled by the merchant.
Countries
Available internationally — no exclusions documented
Product restrictions
4 documented
Refunds
Documented. "If you're unsatisfied with our service and have used 50% or less of your token's duration, and your order was placed less than 180 days ago, then we'll refund your order." The number of refunds per customer is limited, and lifetime tokens cannot be refunded "due to high processing fees". The route back for a crypto payment is not described.
Identity checks
No identity verification documented for payment
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Stablecoins accepted

A dash means we found no evidence of support, not that support is impossible. Coin availability at checkout can differ by country and product.

Payment networks

Which network each coin is accepted on, exactly as cryptostorm documents it. A coin and a network appearing in the same record does not by itself mean the two go together.

USDC
Pairing not documented — cryptostorm lists Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Solana without saying which coin each applies to.
USDT
Pairing not documented — cryptostorm lists Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Solana without saying which coin each applies to.
DAI
Pairing not documented — cryptostorm lists Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Solana without saying which coin each applies to.
PYUSD
Pairing not documented — cryptostorm lists Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Solana without saying which coin each applies to.
USDP
Pairing not documented — cryptostorm lists Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Solana without saying which coin each applies to.
GUSD
Pairing not documented — cryptostorm lists Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Solana without saying which coin each applies to.
EURC
Pairing not documented — cryptostorm lists Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Solana without saying which coin each applies to.

Pay on the cheapest network offered — cryptostorm receives the same amount either way, so the fee comes out of your side. Our network comparison covers which to pick.

Payment method

Payment provider
BitPay , NOWPayments
Direct wallet transfer
No
Identity verification
Not required

Availability

Online
Yes
Physical locations
No
Regions served
International

Payment notes

cryptostorm's buy page is one long menu of routes to the same tokens. Two of them can carry a stablecoin. The BitPay entry reads "BTC, ETH, or any other cryptocurrency supported by BitPay", and BitPay's own list includes USDC, USDT, DAI, PYUSD, USDP, GUSD and EURC across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon and Solana — the list recorded here, cited as a second source. The NOWPayments entry says "~200 cryptocurrencies supported (no email or JS needed here either)" and nothing more; NOWPayments does process stablecoins for other merchants in this directory, but cryptostorm's page does not say which, so we record none from it. The merchant's own words name no stablecoin at all, which is why the badge says "may vary": acceptance is real and the exact menu is two third parties' to change. The page also explains the mechanics that make this merchant unusual — you receive an access token, hash it, and use the hash as the OpenVPN username; no account exists. The refund page asks for the payment method used ("BitPay, NOWPayments, XMR/Monero"), the email if any, and the invoice or transaction ID. We did not run a live checkout.

Refunds

Documented. "If you're unsatisfied with our service and have used 50% or less of your token's duration, and your order was placed less than 180 days ago, then we'll refund your order." The number of refunds per customer is limited, and lifetime tokens cannot be refunded "due to high processing fees". The route back for a crypto payment is not described.

Stablecoin refunds are outbound payments a merchant chooses to send, not automatic reversals. There is no chargeback.

cryptostorm is built for people who do not want an account, and its payment page reflects that: Monero direct with no email, NOWPayments with no email or JavaScript, BitPay for everything BitPay takes. What it does not do is name a single stablecoin. That is not evasion — it is a merchant that has handed the asset list to its gateways — but it means this record is a description of BitPay’s menu, not cryptostorm’s.

What the merchant says

Five ways to buy tokens. The two that matter here: “NOWPayments — ~200 cryptocurrencies supported” and “BitPay — BTC, ETH, or any other cryptocurrency supported by BitPay”. BitPay publishes its list, so the seven stablecoins and six networks above come from there. NOWPayments’ coverage is wider on some axes — it is how Genghis takes USDT on Tron — but cryptostorm does not say what its NOWPayments checkout offers, so we do not guess.

How a purchase works

You pay, you receive a token, you hash it, and the hash is your OpenVPN username. No account, no email unless you want the receipt. The refund policy fits the model: half the token’s duration unused and an order under 180 days old gets a refund; lifetime tokens do not. The page notes that BitPay’s route needs JavaScript and that on BitPay’s final page you should click back to cryptostorm and close the invoice to reach your token.

What to check at the checkout

Which gateway you pick decides which stablecoins and networks you see. Choose the route, then read the coin and network selector before sending anything; if the chain you hold is not there, the other gateway may have it. The BitPay profile and NOWPayments profile describe what each typically presents.

hide.me and NymVPN name their stablecoin networks outright. Private Internet Access and ExpressVPN are the other BitPay-fronted VPNs here.

Verification

Payment availability may vary Verified September 2026

Crypto payment is confirmed, but the exact coin list is not fixed — it can depend on your country, the product, which checkout you reach, or which assets the merchant's payment gateway currently enables.

cryptostorm's own buy page names BitPay and NOWPayments as crypto routes and Monero as a direct route, but names no stablecoin. The stablecoins and networks recorded are BitPay's published list, cited as the second source, following the same rule as other BitPay merchants here. The NOWPayments route is confirmed by the merchant but its asset list is not stated on the merchant's page, so nothing is attributed to it. The status is "may vary" because the merchant has delegated the coin list to two gateways. Corporate identity — Cryptostorm LLC, Dover, DE — is from the site footer, hence the US country. The refund page supplies the refund terms. No live purchase was made.

Methods used

  • merchant documentation

Sources

  • cryptostorm — buy page The payment routes: PayPal, CCBill, Monero direct, NOWPayments (~200 cryptocurrencies) and BitPay ("any other cryptocurrency supported by BitPay"); the token mechanics; the footer identifying Cryptostorm LLC, Dover, DE.
  • BitPay — supported cryptocurrencies The asset and network list available at any BitPay checkout, which is what determines the stablecoins this merchant can accept through that route.
  • cryptostorm — refund policy The 50%-used / 180-day refund rule, the per-customer limit and the lifetime-token exclusion.

Payment availability can change without notice. Always confirm at cryptostorm’s own checkout before paying. Spotted something wrong?

Work at cryptostorm? Claim this listing to correct what we have recorded. Claims are checked against evidence before anything changes. Or feature your business — placement is labelled and never changes the facts above.

Recent changes

Dated history for this record. We log only changes we can evidence, so an entry here reflects something that actually moved — not routine re-checking. The full feed across every merchant is on What’s Changed .

  1. Added to directory

    Added on cryptostorm's own buy page naming BitPay and NOWPayments as crypto routes. No stablecoin named by the merchant; BitPay's list recorded, status "may vary".

Limitations

  • 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.
  • NOWPayments is described only as "~200 cryptocurrencies supported"; its stablecoin and network coverage is not enumerated by the merchant, so nothing from it is recorded beyond the BitPay list.
  • BitPay orders require JavaScript; the NOWPayments and Monero routes are described as needing neither JavaScript nor an email address.
  • Refunds are limited to orders with 50% or less of the token duration used, placed within 180 days, and lifetime tokens cannot be refunded.

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Is this information still correct?

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