Domain Registrars That Accept Crypto: An Honest Comparison (2026)
Riki Domains, Njalla, NiceNIC, Namecheap and Porkbun: which coins they take, how privacy works, prices for .com, .top and .xyz. Snapshot of 25 October 2026.
Paying for domains with cryptocurrency in 2026 is not exotic: accredited registrars and services on top of them both take it. The difference is in details that advertising does not show: which coins exactly, straight to a balance or through a payment processor, whose data ends up in the registry record, and what a .com really costs. Below is a comparison of five services, our own included, based on their public pages captured on 25 October 2026. Where a price or condition could not be captured, it says so.
The comparison in one table
| Riki Domains | Njalla | NiceNIC | Namecheap | Porkbun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptocurrencies | USDT (TRC-20, BEP-20), USDC, BTC, ETH, TRX, BNB, POL | Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero, Ethereum and others; also PayPal | accepted, 0% service fee; coin list on the payment page | Bitcoin among the payment options | stablecoins only: USDC and USDP via Stripe and Coinbase, no Bitcoin |
| How you pay | to a balance, automatic crediting | to a balance | through a payment processor | through a payment processor | cards, PayPal, stablecoins |
| Owner-data privacy | $10 per domain in standard zones; in Platinum and Titan the domain is in the service's name | included in every registration | free, lifetime | available, terms on the site | free |
| Whose data is in the registry record | yours (Standard) or the service's (Platinum, Titan) | the service's: the domain is registered to Njalla, you get the right to use it | yours, hidden by privacy | yours, hidden by privacy | yours, hidden by privacy |
| Account | Telegram, or login and password without email | ||||
| Zones | 1,500+ | dozens, in price tiers | 2,500+ | thousands | hundreds |
| Status | service on top of partner registrars | service on top of partner registrars | accredited registrar | accredited registrar | accredited registrar |
| .com, per year | $26.15 | €15 | in search | in search | $11.08 |
| .top, per year | $3.35 | €15 | in search | in search | in search |
| .xyz, per year | $4.98 | €30 | in search | in search | in search |
| Support | Telegram chat, around the clock | by email | 24/7, multilingual | chat and tickets | tickets |
"In search" means the price is shown only after you type a domain name and did not make it into the page snapshot; we do not quote figures we cannot date.
Coins and the way you pay
The widest coin coverage is at Riki Domains and Njalla, but it is built differently. We take stablecoins on two low-fee networks (USDT TRC-20 and BEP-20), USDC, and also BTC, ETH, TRX, BNB and POL; the transfer goes to a balance and is credited automatically after network confirmation, and coins outside the list, such as TON, are credited by support manually. Njalla bets on Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero and Ethereum — nobody else in the comparison takes Monero — and accepts PayPal as well.
NiceNIC and Namecheap accept cryptocurrency through payment processors: each purchase is a separate invoice, usually in dollar equivalent and with a time limit to pay. NiceNIC stresses a zero fee on its side. Namecheap lists Bitcoin among its payment options.
Porkbun takes only stablecoins — USDC and USDP through Stripe and Coinbase — and dropped Bitcoin back in 2018 (its help page). It is in the table mainly as a price benchmark: one of the cheapest registrars for .com, and the honest yardstick for everyone else.
On transfer cost: the network fee is paid by the sender and does not depend on the registrar. For USDT, the TRC-20 and BEP-20 networks are usually noticeably cheaper than Ethereum — worth considering when choosing a coin.
Privacy: included, paid, or instead of you
There are three models here.
- Data hidden by privacy. NiceNIC, Namecheap and Porkbun register the domain to you and show a proxy service's details in the public record. At Porkbun and NiceNIC this is free; at Namecheap, per the terms on the site. In our standard zones it is a $10-per-domain option.
- The domain is registered to the service. Njalla registers the domain to itself and you get the right to use it — that is how their "most complete privacy" works. Our Platinum and Titan plans work the same way: a member of staff registers the domain in Riki Domains' name, and contact-verification emails do not come to you.
- No privacy. A standard zone without the option: your contacts are in the public record under the registry's rules.
What privacy hides and what it never hides is covered in WHOIS privacy explained.
Prices: where we are more expensive and where cheaper
Let us be honest: on .com we are not the cheapest. $26.15 against €15 at Njalla and $11.08 at Porkbun. If you need a .com and a card or USDC is fine, Porkbun is the cheapest in the table. If you need a .com for Bitcoin or Monero, Njalla is cheaper than us.
Where the picture differs: .top is $3.35 with us against €15 at Njalla, .xyz — $4.98 against €30. Njalla's prices are flattened into tiers, so cheap zones there cost as much as .com. For a project of a few months or a bundle of several domains that is a several-fold difference. How to count the full price with renewal and privacy is in How much a domain costs in 2026, and the full table of our zones is on the prices page.
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What else differs
Signing up without email. At every service compared, the account is tied to an email address. Ours is tied to Telegram, and in the web panel you can register with a login and password, with neither email nor Telegram.
One registry, different registrars. A domain exists in the zone's registry and works by its rules at any registrar; the difference is in service, price and who handles complaint correspondence. For services on top of registrars, like us and Njalla, this is the main question — covered in Reseller or registrar.
Protected zones. The Platinum and Titan plans with manual processing, a fixed price and the customer's own nameservers required are a separate product with no direct equivalent at the services compared; how zones differ in reaction speed to complaints is shown by the Domain Zone Resilience Index.
Who is missing from the table and why
Dynadot, NameSilo, Spaceship and Internet.bs also accept cryptocurrency in one form or another, but their price and payment pages show data only after a search or did not open for our snapshot. We chose not to quote figures from memory: the table will be updated when their pages can be captured with a date.
How to choose
- You need a .com and a card or USDC is fine — Porkbun.
- You need a .com for crypto, Monero, or a domain not registered in your name — Njalla.
- Cheap zones in bundles, stablecoins to a balance, management from Telegram, zones with manual processing — Riki Domains.
- An accredited registrar with crypto and free privacy — NiceNIC; check prices in search.
- A large registrar with Bitcoin — Namecheap; prices in search.
All prices and terms are from the services' pages as of 25 October 2026; check them on the spot before buying — registries and registrars change prices without notice.
Which registrars still ask for ID, and when, is covered in No-KYC domain registrars.
FAQ
Which registrar accepts the most cryptocurrencies?
Of those compared — Riki Domains (USDT on TRC-20 and BEP-20, USDC, BTC, ETH, TRX, BNB, POL) and Njalla (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Monero, Ethereum and others, plus PayPal). NiceNIC and Namecheap accept cryptocurrency through payment processors with a narrower coin list. Porkbun takes only stablecoins (USDC and USDP), without Bitcoin.
Where is a .com cheapest with crypto?
By the snapshot of 25 October 2026: Njalla — €15 a year, Riki Domains — $26.15. Porkbun is cheaper ($11.08) and takes stablecoins (USDC, USDP), but not Bitcoin. NiceNIC and Namecheap show prices only in search, so they are not in our snapshot.
What is the difference between paying to a balance and paying through a processor?
To a balance — you send coins to the service's address, the amount is credited after network confirmation, and purchases are deducted from the balance without new transfers. Through a processor (BitPay, Coinbase Commerce and similar) every purchase is a separate invoice in fiat equivalent, usually time-limited and subject to the processor's own checks.
Do I need to verify my identity to buy a domain with crypto?
A registrar must collect the owner's contact details under ICANN rules, but document checks are not required for ordinary zones. The difference between services is whose data goes into the registry record and whether an email and phone are required for the account. Details are in the article on anonymous registration.
Is Riki Domains an accredited registrar?
No. Riki Domains is a service on top of accredited partner registrars, as is Njalla. NiceNIC, Namecheap and Porkbun are ICANN-accredited registrars. What that changes for the buyer is covered in Reseller or registrar.
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