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Privacy-friendly VPN, no logs, anonymous payment methods, and Tor and I2P website access Supports OpenVPN and WireGuard.

Cryptostorm is a vpn service that accepts Monero, Bitcoin, Lightning, and Fiat. It has a guaranteed no-KYC policy and has a score of 9/10. There are 9 user ratings averaging 4.9/5.

Scores

9
Overall
Excellent
97
Privacy
Excellent
70
Trust
Good
lvl. 0/4
Guaranteed no KYC
Terms explicitly state KYC will never be requested.
KYC Policy

The service mathematically and operationally guarantees no KYC will ever be requested. Users authenticate entirely via anonymously purchased tokens without linked accounts.

Privacy 97 Ă— 60% + Trust 70 Ă— 40% = Overall 9/10
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Terms of Service Review

Cryptostorm is a token-based VPN service offering network routing without user connection logging or identity verification, supporting crypto payments and retaining minimal web access logs.

VPN Logging

VPN servers do not log IP addresses, connection times, or traffic. Authentication servers store only SHA-512 token hashes, duration, activation timestamp, and active session count.

Intrusion Prevention

Snort IPS runs directly on server tunnel interfaces to block automated hacking and vulnerability scanning without logging user sessions.

Abuse Enforcement

Because token authentication prevents terminating individual accounts, network abuse like spam leads to temporary server-wide blocks on SMTP or specific target domains.

Payment Data

Credit card and PayPal purchases collect email addresses and transaction IDs. Crypto options like Monero require no email or personal details.

Refund Policy

Orders are refundable within 180 days if 50% or less of the token duration has elapsed. Lifetime tokens are non-refundable.

Web Log Retention

Clearnet website access logs (IP, browser user-agent, referrer) are retained for up to two weeks before automatic deletion. Tor (.onion) and I2P mirrors are available.

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AI Summary

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Users report high speeds for torrenting and strong privacy with anonymous signup requiring no personal information. Some report that the website design and setup instructions are outdated.

  • anonymous signup
  • fast speeds
  • Monero payments
  • outdated website
  • outdated instructions
stuffy_crewman_3713
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I’ve been using this vpn for a long time and I can say they’re really the best

instructive_private_9145
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Very good service. They gave me the privacy I wanted

intense_plasma_6333
0 • 5/5 20%

I tried them they are doing a very good job. It's very sad to find out that they are little to not known at all, but they give a really good service. What I love is the fact that they don't ask you for any personal info, you just pay and you get a token. I'm absolutely coming back to them as soon as my current VPN subscription expires.

economic_abdomen_1128
Active user
0 • 5/5 45%

Privacy vpn that's safe for the ones who give high importance to privacy. They accept XMR as payment option and I've noticed when I selected the XMR option, there's a plan for life time that cost $500 for 6 devices. $500 for life time sounds good, but who knows if the platform will offer its services for a person's lifetime but it's not a bad offer I guess. Both clearnet and Onion domain names of the platform are working.

expedient_emigre_2046
Single review

So there's a lot of good but some darkness here to a degree: Good:

  • Speed: Torrents and Connections are noticeably faster than any other provider i've tried. I'm limited by my home bandwidth but from what i can measure, torrenting via this service is unbeatable
  • Technical setup. If anyone does it right, its those guys. I've used many VPNs and I've yet to find one that does everything this right. With two minor exceptions, the configs and details these guys post are the gold standard

Bad

  • Trust: Who knows whoever is behind this service and if they can be trusted. I have no reason to trust an anonymous group with my private browing data. For torrenting though it's fine. A shame because if they were more public i could at least consider it.
  • Technology: There's very little they could do better but to name the things i know: RAM Disk servers, Traffic Obfuscation like Mullvads DAITA, Confidential Compute verfied configs on the nodes. No provider has all these features.

So, great choice for torrenting and shitposting, arguably not the most trustworthy server to keep your privacy from prying eyes.

punishing_contemporary_9953

I've been using CS for years. They're great and super competent at what they do, which is just running a super solid, anonymous VPN service. I just bought a lifetime subscription.

There are no website account logins, no emails, no identifiers. You pay with XMR, they issue you a login code on-site. You hash the code on their site with their hasher tool, you download their configs from the site, enter your hash in the VPN config settings for OpenVPN or Wireguard and off you go to connect to the internet anonymously. Simple.

If you don't understand something about how to use it, check out their site for instructions, FAQ or the live chat. They're also on IRC.

vaunted_scuffle_4460

I've been using them for several years, mostly to pirate content off off torrent sites. In that time, I've downloaded a huge amount of files; I have yet to receive even a single copyright infringement letter. (Not surprising, since Cryptostorm doesn't have my real name/address anyway to hand over, even if subpoenaed.)

baleful_tween_8313

very good , no kyc , can"t really find any cons

jerky_ballpoint_8128

Fantastic service for the privacy-minded, no account or KYC required, not even an email address. I have been using them for 6 years now. The instructions are not outdated, they are intended for advanced users and work fine.

non-Communist_noose_9065
Active user

Pros: They answer by mail and try to help. Ability to create keys locally on your PC. Ability to pay XMR

Cons: An old inconvenient site. Long search for setup instructions. The instructions are old. There is no button to log out of your personal account. I don't understand why the rating is so high.

mushy_intolerance_7426

I do like how they open sourced almost everything. Port forwarding is allowed also. I'm bypassing their device limitation with VPN router as they recommended in their site.

I'm still hopping between various VPN but as of right now, I can recommend CS for torrent user.

TrĂŞvoid

I haven't tried their service yet, but since they support Monero (XMR) payments, I believe that adds significant value.

untoward_citron_2067
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Then don't rate?!

TrĂŞvoid
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What do you mean?

untoward_citron_2067
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You rated 5 starts without even trying the service. Don't.

TrĂŞvoid
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you think service have a issue? this was a old comment, i used them lately.