How to Buy a Domain Anonymously with Crypto

Every domain registration used to publish your name, address, phone number and email in a public WHOIS record. Today that is rarely the case, but you can still choose how much a registrar learns about you. This guide explains how to register a domain without handing over personal details, and what "anonymous" can and cannot mean.

What a registrar sees

A registrar normally collects contact details for the registrant, plus payment information. ICANN rules require accurate contact data for most domains, but WHOIS privacy hides it from the public record and shows the registrar's proxy details instead. The registrar itself still holds your information.

Three layers of privacy

1. Public privacy. WHOIS privacy keeps your details out of public lookups. This stops spam, stalkers and scrapers.
2. Payment privacy. Paying with crypto avoids a card number and billing address tied to your bank.
3. Registrar privacy. A registrar that does not demand an identity document keeps less data about you in the first place.

How to register privately here

1. Search for a name on our domain search. It checks live availability across 97 extensions.
2. Top up your balance with Bitcoin, Monero, USDT or another supported coin.
3. Register the domain from your balance. WHOIS privacy is included on supported extensions.
4. Point it to your server by following how to point a domain to your VPS.

Looking for a classic extension? See .com domains with crypto.

What "anonymous" does not mean

• Some extensions have their own rules, and a few require local presence or documents. Check the extension's requirements.
• Registries and registrars can act on valid legal orders.
• A domain is only as private as the rest of your setup: hosting, email and payment trail all matter.

Check any domain with WHOIS

You can look up what is public about any domain with our WHOIS lookup. For background on the topic, read offshore domain registration explained.