Oddbean new post about login | logout Namecheap is also banned in my home country, but if it supports Bitcoin, it shouldn't be a problem. I used it before but didn’t know it accepted Bitcoin. Thanks!
Paying with bitcoin on Namecheap works through adding credit. So you cant go through the regular flow of purchasing a domain. One way of doing, which I like is: - While on a Mullvad VPN connection which is paid with bitcoin, create a free proton mail account. - Add credit to the proton account using bitcoin. - With that credit, purchase the proton subscription that includes simplelogin. - Use simplelogin to create an email alias - Create a namecheap account with that alias - add credit to namecheap using bitcoin - purchase domains with that namecheap credit
Thanks, I did some research. Turns out Namecheap got banned in my country because they refused to comply with government censorship, which is perfect. With an anonymous account and Bitcoin payments, it's the best option for me. Also, relying entirely on traditional domains isn’t a good move. We need something better or at least more options.
Namecheap has been bitcoin-friendly for a long time, but it only lets you top-up on-chain. They’ve never integrated Lightning.
For what it is, namecheap is quite good. As far as we tested (I work in gambling), they really throw government requests to the trashcan unless it is US gov issued, so unless you do something the bald eagles do not like, you can reasonably assume you will be fine. They do offer privacy hiding just as any other registar, but I would be cautious and not rely only on that considering your local gov seems to be very trigger happy. Since 1.1.2024, namecheap (or any other .com/.net/us domain registar) is obliged to pass on your actual user info to ICANN, which may be a 2nd angle for your home folk.