An honest, factual comparison for people who want to pay for a VPN with cryptocurrency and give up as little identity as possible. Mullvad and IVPN are well-regarded privacy VPNs; Black Cat VPN takes a slightly different route — no account at all, Solana/Zcash payment, and stealth protocols for censored networks.
See Black Cat plans & pay — $1 first month →| Black Cat VPN | Mullvad | IVPN | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crypto accepted | Solana (SOL), Zcash (ZEC), X1 (XNT), on-chain | Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash (via processor); Monero | Bitcoin, Monero |
| Account required | None — subscription link is your access | Random account number | Random account ID |
| Email required | No | No | No |
| KYC | No | No | No |
| No-logs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stealth / anti-censorship protocol | VLESS-Reality + Hysteria2 (built for DPI-blocked networks) | WireGuard/OpenVPN + bridges | WireGuard/OpenVPN + obfsproxy |
| Own app required | No — any VLESS/Hysteria2 client | Own app (open source) | Own app (open source) |
| Entry price | $3/mo (5 devices, unlimited traffic) | ~€5/mo flat | ~$6/mo (varies by plan) |
| Locations | GB, CZ, FI | Many countries | Many countries |
Details for Mullvad and IVPN are summarised from their public positioning and may change — always check their own sites. Black Cat details are current as of this page.
You want to pay in SOL, ZEC or XNT, hold no account at all, and need protocols (VLESS-Reality, Hysteria2) that keep working on censored or DPI-filtered networks.
You want a long-established audited VPN with a big server fleet and are happy paying in Bitcoin/Monero with a random account number.
You want a privacy-focused VPN with strong transparency and are comfortable with its own app and Bitcoin/Monero payment.
All three are no-logs and none demand your email — the real differences are the coins accepted, whether an account exists, and censorship resistance.