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Re:Client-side content encryption by contravariant on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @05:36AM (#23005261)
It's answered in a rather roundabout way on their FAQ page for for membership accounts [1]:

>Can I use cryptocurrency to pay for my membership?

>No, all memberships must be paid by credit card in US dollars.

[1]:https://help.coil.com/accounts/membership-accounts

Re:Client-side content encryption by mirimir on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @06:03AM (#23005424)
Oh well.

It is possible to go ~anonymously from cryptocurrency to "paid by credit card in US dollars". Basically you barter cryptocurrency for a credit card payment. You can do it with someone you trust. Or you can negotiate online. But then you may get a stolen card account, which might be embarrassing.

I wonder if they accept gift cards.

Re:Client-side content encryption by jeremiahlee on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @08:31AM (#23018289)
Nothing stops someone from creating a competitor to Coil that also uses the Web Monetization API emerging standard and that competitor accepting subscriptions in another currency, including crypto. That’s one reason why it’s such a compelling idea.
Re:Client-side content encryption by fastball on Tuesday April 28, 2020 @05:41AM (#23005295)
So not a solution for content likely to be censored or adult content.

Seems like BAT is still the way to go.

Re:Client-side content encryption by jeremiahlee on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @08:29AM (#23018266)
The Web Monetization API standard Coil is based on does not reveal knowledge of what content is being paid for.
Re:Client-side content encryption by fastball on Wednesday April 29, 2020 @11:00AM (#23020066)
Sure, but the hard part of "getting paid on the internet for content" was never really "there isn't an open standard for payments!" – it was that established payment providers didn't generally want to enable transactions for certain types of content or to certain actors and/or charged prohibitive fees for the privilege of performing transactions at all.