Pornhub Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies XRP, DOGE, BNB and USDC

The adult entertainment website now accepts payment in 16 cryptocurrencies.

AccessTimeIconJan 20, 2021 at 9:09 p.m. UTC
Updated Aug 18, 2021 at 10:50 a.m. UTC

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Adult entertainment website Pornhub, which last month was booted off mainstream payment networks, is now accepting payment in a cryptocurrency others are shunning: XRP.

Along with XRP the massive video site began taking payments in USDC stablecoins sometime in the past month, according to The Block. Also being accepted for payment now are dogecoin (DOGE) and binance coin (BNB), bringing the total number of cryptocurrencies accepted for payment for Pornhub premium subscriptions to 16.

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    Pornhub also appears to have dropped Dash and PumaPay in the last few weeks, The Block reported.

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