{"id":74949,"date":"2026-07-04T22:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T22:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/proton-takes-bitcoin-not-eth-for-subscriptions\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T22:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T22:40:37","slug":"proton-takes-bitcoin-not-eth-for-subscriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/proton-takes-bitcoin-not-eth-for-subscriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Proton Takes Bitcoin, Not ETH, for Subscriptions&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">ZachXBT told Ethereum\u2019s X account that Proton takes only BTC for subscription payments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Proton\u2019s docs reject Lightning and ERC-20 payments and require BTC at least 24 hours before bills are due.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Proton launched a bitcoin-only self-custodial wallet in 2024, deepening its alignment with Bitcoin.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Callout<\/h2>\n<p>Replying directly to a post from Ethereum\u2019s official account, ZachXBT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zachxbt\/status\/2073274879483474403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote on X<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cProton does not currently accept Ethereum as payment option for subscriptions only <span>Bitcoin<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The pseudonymous investigator, known for tracing stolen funds and exposing fraud across the industry, attached a screenshot and left the correction at that, a characteristically blunt fact-check delivered to an account with millions of followers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_828388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-828388\" style=\"width:839px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-828388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>ZachXBT has spent much of the year building exactly this reputation with his recent work, including an investigation that alleged 95% of the LAB token\u2019s supply was <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/zachxbt-lab-token-insider-control-bitget-investigation-2026\/\">insider-controlled<\/a> and a warning that Humanity Protocol\u2019s $32 million hack was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/humanity-protocol-exploit-zachxbt-staged\/\">possibly staged<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What Proton Actually Accepts<\/h2>\n<p>Proton\u2019s own support documentation backs the investigator up with the Swiss company, best known for its encrypted Proton Mail email service and VPN, stating that users \u201ccan pay for any Proton subscription with <span>Bitcoin<\/span>,\u201d at least where <span>crypto<\/span> is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>The process is deliberately simple if manual, and all users have to do is select <span>bitcoin<\/span> at checkout, scan a QR code or copy a <span>BTC<\/span> address, and wait for network confirmations (that can take up to 24 hours). Automatic renewal is not available for <span>bitcoin<\/span> payers, so Proton advises sending payment at least 24 hours before a bill comes due.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s <span>Bitcoin<\/span> alignment runs deeper than checkout options given that in 2024, Proton launched Proton Wallet, a self-custodial <span>bitcoin<\/span> storeage solution available on the web, iOS and Android (a product built around <span>BTC<\/span> exclusively, with no support for ether or <a class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/go\/3Gbk\/\">ERC-20 tokens<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>An Awkward Moment for Ethereum\u2019s Payments Push<\/h2>\n<p>The jab lands at a sensitive time for Ethereum\u2019s public positioning, given that its parent entity has witnessed a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/ethereum-foundation-leadership-exodus-2026\/\">mass exodus of talent<\/a> over the past quarter. Moreover, the Ethereum Foundation published a formal <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2025\/10\/08\/privacy-commitment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">privacy commitment<\/a> late last year and has since narrowed its priorities to what it calls CROPS (i.e. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-censorship-resistance\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">censorship resistance<\/a>, capture resistance, openness, privacy and security). Payments adoption features prominently in the foundation\u2019s 2026 execution plans, and the network\u2019s marketing has increasingly courted privacy-focused users.<\/p>\n<p>That is precisely why ZachXBT\u2019s correction stung since Proton is arguably the most recognizable privacy-technology brand in the world, with services spanning email, cloud storage, passwords and VPN (and when it takes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a>, it takes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.binance.com\/en\/price\/bitcoin\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bitcoin<\/a>). An Ethereum marketing push that name-checks the privacy economy invites the obvious rejoinder that the sector\u2019s flagship company routes its money over the rival chain.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/zachxbt-ethereum-proton-bitcoin-payments\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways ZachXBT told Ethereum\u2019s X account that Proton takes only BTC for subscription payments. Proton\u2019s docs reject Lightning and ERC-20 payments and require BTC at least 24 hours before bills are due. Proton launched a bitcoin-only self-custodial wallet in 2024, deepening its alignment with Bitcoin. 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