Key facts (as of 2026-10-08)
| Cloudflare Registrar and crypto | No crypto payment on record |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare pricing | At cost: registry fee plus the $0.20 ICANN fee, no markup, in their FAQ |
| At-cost .com | $10.46; the public notes say $11.17 from 1 November 2026 |
| BuyDomainsCrypto .com | $12.99 the first year, $12.99 to renew |
| BuyDomainsCrypto payment | BTC, BCH, LTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, TRX. Prepaid balance. Minimum top-up $25.00. |
| BuyDomainsCrypto and ID | No ID, no selfie, no documents. Email collected. Mail not sent. |
This shop's catalog lists a .com at $12.99 the first year and $12.99 to renew. Top-ups use BTC, BCH, LTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, TRX. USDT is on TRC-20 (Tron), ERC-20 (Ethereum), and BEP-20 (BNB Smart Chain). USDC is on ERC-20 (Ethereum) and BEP-20 (BNB Smart Chain). The smallest top-up is $25.00. WHOIS privacy is included. Domain protection is $29.00 once per name and does not put the name under another company's contact. Signup does not ask for an ID, a selfie, or documents. Checkout asks for a registrant email. This shop does not send mail. Registration in this build is a stub: paying does not create a live registry registration, and this page does not promise a confirmation count or a number of minutes. An operator credits the USD balance after checking the transfer. The quote is held for 30 minutes. Unspent balance stays on the account. There is no self-serve cash-out. Transfers are not submitted and are not charged. Corrections: support@buydomainscrypto.net.
Does Cloudflare Registrar accept crypto?
No. On 2026-10-08, Cloudflare Registrar had no crypto payment on record. Domains are paid with the payment methods on a Cloudflare account. Its FAQ says the charge matches what the registry and ICANN charge, with no markup. That makes Cloudflare the best public estimate of the wholesale floor, and the benchmark row in the price index. This shop does not keep a separate “does Cloudflare accept crypto” URL. This section is that answer.
Cloudflare Registrar and BuyDomainsCrypto: yearly prices
First year / renewal, in US dollars. Cloudflare sells at cost. BuyDomainsCrypto uses the catalog placeholder and accepts a crypto top-up.
| Extension | Cloudflare Registrar (cost, no crypto) | BuyDomainsCrypto (crypto top-up, no ID at signup) |
|---|---|---|
| .com | $10.46 / $10.46 | $12.99 / $12.99 |
| .net | $11.86 / $11.86 | $13.99 / $13.99 |
| .org | $8.50 / $11.20 | $12.49 / $12.49 |
| .io | $32.00 / $50.00 | $39.00 / $39.00 |
| .co | $30.00 / $30.00 | $29.00 / $29.00 |
| .xyz | $12.30 / $11.20 | $2.99 / $2.99 |
| .ai (per year) | $80.00 / $80.00 | $79.00 / $79.00 |
| .app | $8.20 / $14.20 | $18.00 / $18.00 |
| .dev | $8.20 / $12.20 | $16.00 / $16.00 |
Cloudflare prices as of 2026-10-08, from cfdomainpricing.com. The .com wholesale cost in the public notes rises to $11.17 on 1 November 2026. This catalog’s .ai is not a two-year minimum. All of our prices are on the pricing page. There is no public pricing.json URL.
Cloudflare Registrar and BuyDomainsCrypto side by side
| Cloudflare Registrar | BuyDomainsCrypto | |
|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Payment methods on a Cloudflare account. No crypto on record. | Crypto only: BTC, BCH, LTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, TRX. |
| Stablecoins | — | USDT on TRC-20 (Tron), ERC-20 (Ethereum), and BEP-20 (BNB Smart Chain). USDC on ERC-20 (Ethereum) and BEP-20 (BNB Smart Chain). |
| Pricing model | At cost, no markup | Catalog placeholder, not a live wholesale-plus-margin feed |
| Account and ID | A Cloudflare account. No ID check recorded. | No ID, no selfie. Email collected. Mail not sent. |
| WHOIS privacy | Free privacy (not rechecked on 8 October 2026) | Included on every extension we sell. Domain protection is $29.00 once per name, not another company’s registrant. |
| .com | $10.46 / $10.46 (cost) | $12.99 / $12.99 |
Cloudflare’s facts follow its Registrar FAQ, checked 2026-10-08.
Why people look for a Cloudflare Registrar alternative
Mostly because they want to pay with crypto, and Cloudflare has no crypto payment on record. Some buyers have no card, or the card is refused for an overseas charge. Others hold stablecoins and want to pay a dollar price with USDT or USDC.
Cloudflare’s at-cost model is hard to beat on price. BuyDomainsCrypto does not try to undercut it. The catalog .com sits near that floor and above it. What Cloudflare does not offer is a crypto top-up on a named network, without a card and without an ID at signup. This shop also does not offer a separate “buy without a credit card” guide. The pay-with page is that instruction. Registration remains a stub.
How close is BuyDomainsCrypto to cost?
Close on .com, and the gap is visible in the table. The catalog is not “wholesale plus a small margin” computed live. The numbers are the catalog file, also shown on the pricing page. The .com wholesale cost in the public notes is $10.46 through 31 October 2026 and $11.17 from 1 November 2026. Our .com is $12.99 the first year and $12.99 to renew. Five years at today’s catalog rate is $64.95: $12.99 plus four renewals at $12.99. That five-year figure charges the catalog. It does not create a live five-year registry registration.
The cost itself moves. The notes say Verisign raised the .com fee 7% each September from 2021 through 2024, paused in 2025, and raises it again on 1 November 2026.
When Cloudflare Registrar is still the better choice
Cloudflare is the better choice in three cases:
- You can pay with a Cloudflare account and you want the lowest price. At cost, Cloudflare is cheaper than any registrar that adds a gap, including this catalog.
- The site already runs on Cloudflare. Keeping the name in the same account is simpler.
- You do not need crypto or a signup without an ID. Then the main reason to use BuyDomainsCrypto does not apply.
Choose BuyDomainsCrypto if you want to pay with crypto, without a card and without an ID at signup, and you accept that registration in this build is a stub.
Moving a name from Cloudflare to BuyDomainsCrypto
This build does not submit transfers and does not charge a transfer price. The steps are listed so that limit is obvious. Do not email a password, an account number, or an EPP code.
- Get the auth code — At Cloudflare, unlock the name and copy the auth (EPP) code. Keep it. This shop will not ask for it by email or chat.
- Top up with crypto — Add BTC, BCH, LTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, TRX to the balance. Minimum $25.00. The quote is held for 30 minutes. That balance pays a new catalog order, not a transfer.
- There is no transfer order — A .com in the catalog is $12.99 for a registration year. Do not start a transfer against this shop.
- DNS — Nameservers are stored at checkout. Changing DNS records is a support ticket, not a live editor for A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, or CAA. This shop does not promise to keep Cloudflare’s DNS after a transfer it does not perform.
Questions
Does Cloudflare Registrar take Bitcoin or USDT?
No. On 2026-10-08, Cloudflare Registrar does not take crypto in any form. Domain charges use the payment methods on the Cloudflare account. BuyDomainsCrypto accepts BTC, BCH, LTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, TRX and does not ask for an ID at signup. USDT is on TRC-20 (Tron), ERC-20 (Ethereum), and BEP-20 (BNB Smart Chain). USDC is on ERC-20 (Ethereum) and BEP-20 (BNB Smart Chain).
Is Cloudflare Registrar cheaper than BuyDomainsCrypto?
Yes, by a little, on the .com sticker. Cloudflare sells at cost: $10.46 for a .com on 2026-10-08. BuyDomainsCrypto’s catalog .com is $12.99 a year. The gap is the catalog placeholder above that floor, and the shop takes crypto without an ID at signup. Cloudflare does not take crypto, so it is not an option if you must pay with crypto.
What happens to Cloudflare’s .com price on 1 November 2026?
The notes say Verisign raises the .com fee from $10.26 to $10.97 that day. Cloudflare charges the registry fee plus $0.20 ICANN, with no markup, so its at-cost .com moves from $10.46 to $11.17. BuyDomainsCrypto’s catalog .com of $12.99 a year is already above that new floor.
Do I need an ID to register a name at BuyDomainsCrypto?
No. Signup does not ask for an ID, a selfie, or a document. Checkout asks for a registrant email. This shop does not send mail. For gTLDs such as .com, ICANN’s rules talk about checking that email. This page does not claim a 15-day check, because mail is not sent and registration is a stub. WHOIS privacy is included where the catalog sells the extension. It does not publish another company’s name as the registrant.
Can I keep DNS if I leave Cloudflare Registrar?
A transfer, at a registrar that performs one, moves the registration. Nameservers stay until you change them. This shop does not perform that transfer. If you register a new name here, nameservers are stored at checkout. DNS record edits are tickets, not a live editor. There is no self-serve list of A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and CAA records.
Which extensions can be paid with crypto?
BuyDomainsCrypto sells 15 extensions, including .com, .net, .org, .io, .co, .dev, .app, .xyz, .info, .biz, .me, .shop, .online, .site, .ai. All of them are paid from the crypto top-up balance. The cart allows 1 to 10 years at the yearly catalog price. This shop does not sell extensions that are absent from the catalog. The full list is the pricing page.
How long does a crypto payment take to credit?
It depends on the operator, not on a promised confirmation count. The top-up quote is held for 30 minutes. An operator credits the USD balance after checking the transfer. This shop does not watch a chain and does not promise a number of minutes. After the order is paid from the balance, the stub registrar runs. That is not a live registry registration, and it is not “a few minutes at the registry”.
Sources
- Cloudflare Registrar FAQ — Cloudflare (2026-10-08)
- Cloudflare domain pricing — cfdomainpricing.com (2026-10-08)
- Verisign .com price update 2026 — OSIR (2026-10-08)
- Verisign announces a .net increase — Domain Name Wire (2026-08-27)
- 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement — ICANN (2026-10-08)
Corrections: support@buydomainscrypto.net.
Register from this catalog with crypto. A .com is $12.99 the first year and $12.99 to renew. Coins: BTC, BCH, LTC, XMR, ETH, USDT, USDC, BNB, TRX. The registrar call in this build is a stub.