Tor Hosting with Bitcoin - Cryptocurrency-Only Payments

Traditional payment methods create a direct link between your real-world identity and your hosting account. Credit cards, bank transfers, and other payment processors require verified identity information that can be subpoenaed, hacked, or shared with third parties. For privacy-focused Tor hosting, this identity link undermines the very purpose of using a hidden service.

Cryptocurrency payments sever this link. Bitcoin provides pseudonymous transactions that, with proper coin management, are difficult to trace back to your identity. Monero goes further with built-in ring signatures, stealth addresses, and confidential transactions that make tracing effectively impossible. When you pay AnubizHost with crypto, we receive funds without knowing who sent them.

We operate our own cryptocurrency payment processing infrastructure rather than using third-party processors like BitPay or CoinGate that collect customer data. Payments are verified directly against our full node, and payment addresses are generated fresh for each invoice. This eliminates address reuse and prevents payment correlation across transactions.

Bitcoin (BTC) is our most popular payment method. We accept Bitcoin with one network confirmation for standard plans and zero-confirmation for micro-transactions under $50 using our fraud-scoring system. We recommend using a CoinJoin service or Bitcoin mixer before sending payment if you require strong transaction privacy.

Monero (XMR) is our recommended cryptocurrency for maximum payment privacy. Every Monero transaction is private by default - no extra steps required. Ring signatures obscure the sender, stealth addresses protect the recipient, and RingCT hides the transaction amount. We process Monero payments with two confirmations, typically within five minutes.

We also accept Litecoin (LTC) and Ethereum (ETH) for customers who prefer these networks. Lightning Network payments are supported for Bitcoin, enabling instant, low-fee transactions. All cryptocurrency payments are processed through our Tor-accessible payment portal, so your payment activity is never exposed to the clearnet.

When you are ready to pay, log into your account through our .onion portal and select your plan. The system generates a unique payment address and displays it along with the exact amount in your chosen cryptocurrency. Send the payment from any wallet, and your service is provisioned automatically once the transaction reaches the required confirmations.

Subscriptions are managed on a prepaid basis. You can fund your account with any amount and it will be applied to future invoices automatically. We send renewal reminders via your preferred encrypted channel - PGP-encrypted email, a Tor-accessible notification endpoint, or through the dashboard itself. If your balance runs out, we maintain your server data for 14 days before deprovisioning.

Refunds are available in the original cryptocurrency within 72 hours of payment for unused services. We send refunds to an address you provide - it does not need to be the address that sent the original payment. Our refund policy is straightforward: if we have not delivered the service, you get your money back. No questions asked.

Our cryptocurrency payment infrastructure runs on isolated servers with no connection to our hosting infrastructure. Payment wallets use multi-signature security requiring multiple key holders to authorize any withdrawal. Hot wallet balances are kept minimal, with the majority of funds in cold storage secured by hardware wallets in geographically distributed locations.

Payment records are stored with minimal information: a transaction hash, an amount, and an internal account credit. We do not store the sending address, the wallet software used, or any metadata that could link the payment to a specific person or wallet. After the payment is confirmed and credited, the invoice record is pruned of all transaction details.

We regularly audit our payment processing code and infrastructure for vulnerabilities. Our full node software is kept current with the latest security patches, and we monitor for chain reorganizations and double-spend attempts in real time. Customer funds credited to accounts are guaranteed regardless of subsequent network events - once we confirm your payment, your credit is permanent.