How to Use Cryptocurrency at Porkbun
Want to purchase your new domain with cryptocurrency at Porkbun? We have you covered. This guide walks through the two options we have for using crypto at Porkbun. Crypto can be used like any other payment during checkout to register domains or add services. We also allow users to make one-time crypto deposits which are added to the user's account as credit for future use like automatic renewals.
Using Crypto as a Payment Method at Checkout
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- After choosing the Continue to Billing button from the cart page, you will be taken to the page to select a payment method. From here, choose the option for Crypto, agree to the terms of service and then click the Continue with Crypto button. This will take you to our Coinbase checkout page.
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From there, you will pick the appropriate option for the Cryptocurrency you want to use.
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After selecting the payment option, you will be required to enter additional details or connect your Coinbase account, before being prompted to initiate the payment.
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The payment may take as long as a minute or two to process. Once finished, you will be taken to an Order Status page where you will see a green message indicating that the order was successful.
There you have it! Now you won't feel chained to using only a credit card, PayPal, or Alipay on Porkbun.
Adding credit with crypto through an AI assistant
If you use an AI assistant with Porkbun (through the Porkbun MCP server or the API), it can add account credit with USDC on the Base network for you. It opens a Coinbase checkout and either gives you the payment link or, if it has its own crypto wallet, pays the checkout directly after asking you. Your credit is added within about a minute, less a network fee of about one cent. See Add account credit with USDC (x402) for the details.