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Scams happen in every financial system, including credit cards and traditional banking. The difference with crypto is the opportunity for self-custody and true ownership of your assets. While Stripe may work well for some, their AI often fails and holds funds from legitimate businesses, causing severe disruptions. Crypto isn't perfect, but for many, it's a necessary alternative to mitigate these risks. It's about understanding the trade-offs and staying informed.

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New Business? Don't Trust Stripe – Crypto Will Be the Future

Stripe poses a huge risk to businesses, with many horror stories of accounts getting shut down and funds being held. I've seen countless posts on this subreddit about people facing these issues, and it’s a real concern for many business owners.That's why I turned to crypto. At first, I was skeptical, but as more of my customers requested it, I decided to give it a shot. Since then, I’ve...

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Stripe Shut Us Down – Now We're Going Crypto-Only for Payments

We've been running a legit web hosting business, zero chargebacks, fully verified, and Stripe still shut us down, calling us "high-risk." Now, we're moving to crypto-only payments because we’re done with the hoops traditional processors make us jump through.Curious if anyone else has made the switch to crypto-only, and how it’s impacted your business. Thoughts?

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Re:Stripe Closed My Account on Sunday November 03, 2024 @08:58AM (#42033084)
Fortunately, around 80% of my customers already pay with crypto. My account has been approved by another payment provider, but I’ve lost trust in traditional processors. From now on, I’ll be accepting only crypto payments through Cryptomus.
Re:Stripe Closed My Account on Sunday November 03, 2024 @05:53AM (#42032350)
Yes, they cut off support for closed accounts
Re:Stripe Closed My Account on Sunday November 03, 2024 @02:08AM (#42031577)
I know this isn’t Stripe support, but I’m out of options. Stripe cuts off support access for closed accounts. I’ve emailed them multiple times, offering to provide additional documents and PayPal statements, but I haven’t received any response for over a month.
Re:Stripe Closed My Account on Sunday November 03, 2024 @01:50AM (#42031529)
Thanks for the feedback. Stripe asked for the statement from the bank used for payouts, which for me is Payoneer, so I sent that. If they’d asked for a personal bank statement, I’d have happily provided it, but their request specifically focused on my payout account.

When I opened the account, Stripe support confirmed that using Payoneer was fine, and since I don’t have a U.S. bank account, it was my only option for payouts. I run a legitimate business, and Payoneer conducts full KYC checks, so there's no question of money laundering.

Stripe Closed My Account

After three months of using Stripe, they conducted a routine credit check and requested three months of bank statements. Since I use a Payoneer receiving account, I provided a Payoneer statement covering this period. However, shortly after I uploaded the documents, my account was closed, with Stripe citing it as high-risk. I have never had a chargeback, and I run a legitimate web hosting...

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