Leading VPN service NymVPN has enhanced its privacy credentials through a partnership with digital cash provider Dash. The arrangement will allow users to pay for VPN access using crypto, enabling them to maintain personal privacy when connecting to and browsing the web. Nym’s reputation as a privacy-focused VPN provider has famously been bolstered by Edward Snowden, who’s previously endorsed its service. When shopping around for a VPN provider, privacy is naturally one of the primary attributes that web users, tired of seeing their data reshared or accessed by unauthorized third parties, are anxious to maximize. The Dash partnership will support this goal, allowing VPN users to pay for access without the need to hand over their credit card details. Dash Gives Nym a Privacy Upgrade Originally launched in 2014 as Xcoin and then Darkcoin before rebranding to its current name, Dash is an OG cryptocurrency that benefits from being one of the few privacy coins still widely available on crypto exchanges. This makes it easier for users to obtain it and use it to pay for goods and services where privacy is desirable. Interest in the project has heightened in 2025 now that privacy is back on the menu, with everyone from consumers to institutions seeking private ways of transacting onchain without disclosing sensitive data in the process. Following the NymVPN partnership, customers can use Dash to subscribe to the service before taking their pick of two options for connecting to the web. “Fast” is a WireGuard-based VPN for everyday browsing and streaming, while “Anonymous” incorporates more hops – five instead of two – for users who desire maximum anonymity. This provides robust protection against a range of cyber threats as well as censorship which threatens to limit the sites that web users can access. End-to-End Privacy Payments have long been the achilles heel of VPN providers, since the very act of purchasing a subscription risks exposing the sort of financial information that users are understandably keen to keep hidden. Cryptocurrencies – especially those with privacy features built in – are a practical solution to this problem. They’re also convenient, enabling payment to be confirmed almost instantly, with no card details stored on centralized servers where they form a honeypot to hackers. “This collaboration with Dash strengthens our mission to offer privacy across different kinds of financial transactions,” explains Nym CEO Harry Halpin. “With Dash payments that offer a degree of privacy beyond most cryptocurrencies, our users can access NymVPN’s metadata-resistant mixnet, further shielding their transactions from mass surveillance.” The other challenge web users face when electing to use a VPN is deciding which company to trust, which is less straightforward than it sounds. While all VPN providers offer broadly the same service, their architecture can differ significantly. Moreover, while all VPNs purport to protect user privacy, some do the bare minimum, while the most diligent go above and beyond in their quest to keep user data secure and anonymized at all times. With Edward Snowden singing its praises and Dash payments now integrated, NymVPN can justifiably claim to be doing its bit to keep web users and their precious data secure, not only when using its VPN but when signing up, connecting, and disconnecting. In recent years, crypto holders who’ve wanted to use privacy coins have been viewed with suspicion by regulators and lawmakers pursuing the misguided notion that “if you’re not doing anything wrong, you haven’t got anything to hide.” That idea has since been well and truly dispelled, ushering in a new era for onchain privacy in which it’s acknowledged that the ability to conceal personal information is not only normal but desirable. NymVPN’s partnership with Dash will help to further legitimize the use of privacy coins while giving web users a more discreet way of subscribing to a service that forms the foundation of their internet browsing. Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.
