{"id":377,"date":"2016-01-10T22:17:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-10T22:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/?p=377"},"modified":"2016-01-15T16:25:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T16:25:41","slug":"vpn-providers-accept-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/vpn-providers-accept-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"VPN providers that accept Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve put together a list of together of <strong>VPN \/ SmartDNS providers that accept Bitcoin<\/strong>. While Bitcoin is not 100% anonymous or untraceable, it does offer a higher level of anonymity compared with using credit cards or PayPal. For a truly anonymous online experience Bitcoin is one of the best ways to insure your privacy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/ipvanish\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bitcoin_logo-500x104.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin_logo\" width=\"500\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bitcoin_logo-500x104.png 500w, https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bitcoin_logo.png 700w, https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bitcoin_logo-332x69.png 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We would also recommend that should you sign up to one of these services, you should use a new &amp; unused email address to make it harder to link you to the account.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Bitcoin?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Bitcoin<\/strong> is an encrypted digital currency. It is the\u00a0first decentralized peer-to-peer payment network, and is powered by the users, there is no central authority or agency that controls it.\u00a0Bitcoin transactions are verified by Bitcoin members (called miners). To receive bitcoins you need to download a software called a Bitcoin Wallet. Anyone with the address of your wallet can send you virtual currency.<\/p>\n<p>An example of a Bitcoin\u00a0address is<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1CA5KR8x8VgXZ3fzqxc4EfGFNX2K5GWSVh (<\/strong>our wallet account on<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.de\/en\/r\/enekq7\">bitcoin.de<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can buy bitcoins via online marketplaces like\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoin.de\/en\/r\/enekq7\">bitcoin.de<\/a><\/strong>. It is not issued by any central bank and isn&#8217;t a so called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiat_money\">fiat currency<\/a>. Bitcoin has been in existence since 2009, it hit some notoriety in 2013 when prices soared to record highs.<\/p>\n<h2>VPN providers that accept Bitcoin<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/ipvanish\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.IPVanish.com\/<\/a> (25% discount for VPN.ie readers)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/PIC\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/HMA\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.hidemyass.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/vpnarea\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/vpnarea.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/airvpn.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/airvpn.org\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpn.ie\/ironsocket\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/ironsocket.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/nordvpn.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mullvad.net\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mullvad.net\/en\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyberghostvpn.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.cyberghostvpn.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpnsecure.me\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.vpnsecure.me\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We&#8217;ve listed the 10 best VPN providers that accept Bitcoin\u00a0payments we could find. We also maintain the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.proxy.ie\/blog\/ultimate-vpn-list\/\">top VPN list<\/a> should you wish to do more research on VPNs.<\/p>\n<p>If we are missing any VPN providers do let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<h3>Additional companies that accept\u00a0Bitcoin<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>https:\/\/www.ukproxyserver.com\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve put together a list of together of VPN \/ SmartDNS providers that accept Bitcoin. While Bitcoin is not 100% anonymous or untraceable, it does offer a higher level of anonymity compared with using credit cards or PayPal. 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