Payments
Bitcoin vs Monero for paying online
April 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Bitcoin and Monero are both excellent ways to pay for hosting, but they make very different privacy trade-offs.
Bitcoin: transparent and liquid
Bitcoin is the most widely held and accepted crypto. Its ledger is public, though — every transaction is visible, so BTC is pseudonymous rather than private. For most purchases that's perfectly fine.
Monero: private by default
Monero hides the sender, receiver and amount of every transaction using ring signatures and stealth addresses. If your goal is that a payment leaves no public trail at all, XMR is the strongest mainstream option.
Which to use
- Bitcoin: convenience, liquidity and the widest acceptance.
- Monero: maximum on-chain privacy when the trail itself is the concern.
We accept both, on every plan — so you can match the tool to your threat model.
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