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Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew by boring_twenties on Saturday February 06, 2021 @03:00PM (#26049392)
I used to use Mullvad but got sick of having to pay them via Bitcoin (or Bitcoin Cash, lol). I emailed them about accepting Monero directly and they said something like "we would like to but it's too much work." Ended up switching to IVPN, which actually costs more but is worth it for me not to have to deal with those shitcoins.
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Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew by StavrosK on Saturday February 06, 2021 @04:36PM (#26050190)
I really love paying with Monero as well. Fast, super cheap and anonymous. It's definitely my favorite coin to use (since I don't like speculation). I just wish it were more widespread as a payment option.
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Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew by mekster on Saturday February 06, 2021 @08:42PM (#26051859)
Government pressure is getting those anonymous coins to be delisted from exchanges.
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Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew by boring_twenties on Saturday February 06, 2021 @08:56PM (#26051924)
Which exchanges? I'm only aware of Bittrex, whose Monero volume was insignificant to begin with. And what evidence is there that government pressure had anything to do with it?
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Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew by vmception on Saturday February 06, 2021 @03:17PM (#26049554)
But you could always pay them with Monero

You can pay any bitcoin invoice with Monero and people have been doing that for 6 years

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Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew by boring_twenties on Saturday February 06, 2021 @06:10PM (#26051002)
When xmr.to existed, sure. Not anymore.
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Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew by vmception on Sunday February 07, 2021 @02:03AM (#26053258)
Morphtoken, been using them for years on and off, not vouching for them, hope it works out
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Re:NordVPN disables features when you turn off auto-renew by boring_twenties on Sunday February 07, 2021 @02:29PM (#26057444)
As far as I can tell, MorphToken doesn't allow you to set a fixed destination amount. In other words, when going XMR->BTC you can't set or know the exact amount of BTC that will be delivered.

ChangeNOW allows that, but has a much higher minimum, .003 BTC or so. Not useful for small transactions.

And all of these services take many minutes to complete the exchange, by which time the invoice you're paying might expire. AFAIK xmr.to was the only one that did instant exchange with zero confirmations for smaller amounts.

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