Anon vs UseBitcoin
UseBitcoin has the higher grade on both axes: Safety 5.5 against 4.7, and Privacy 6.3 against 5.8.
Anon
Virtual prepaid Visa cards of up to $1,000 each, funded with crypto
Privacy
5.8/ 10
Fair
Safety
4.7/ 10
Caution
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
UseBitcoin
Japanese prepaid gift codes paid for over the Lightning Network
Privacy
6.3/ 10
Fair
Safety
5.5/ 10
Fair
No ID mentioned KYC 1 Docs reviewed Full review →
Side by side
| Anon | UseBitcoin | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Gift Cards | Gift Cards |
| KYC policy | No ID mentioned | No ID mentioned |
| Custody | Custodial | N/A |
| Sign-up | Email required | Not published |
| Open source | No | No |
| Tor onion address | No | No |
| Coins | BTC, XMR, LTC, ETH, BCH, USDT | BTC |
| Pay with | Crypto, Monero | Lightning |
| Fees | Card creation and load fees apply at issuance (amounts not published on the pages reviewed) | No fee stated; some codes are listed at a discount |
| Limits | Up to $1,000 per card; unlimited number of cards; Apple Pay and Google Pay only for cards loaded with more than $500 | Denominations vary by product, for example ¥1,000-¥100,000 for au PAY |
| Jurisdiction | United States | Japan |
| Not available in | Cards not redeemable in Albania, Belarus, Congo, DR Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, South Korea, Lebanon, Libya, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen and Zimbabwe | Not published |
| Incidents on record | 0 | 0 |
| Published tests (180 days) | 0 | 0 |
Only Anon
Accepts MoneroCustodialClosed sourceRequires emailNo phone needed
Both
Legal entity disclosed
Only UseBitcoin
Accepts Lightning
Where they sit among gift cards
Questions
Is Anon or UseBitcoin safer?
UseBitcoin has the higher Safety grade: Anon 4.7, UseBitcoin 5.5, out of 10.
Does Anon or UseBitcoin require KYC?
Anon is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned). UseBitcoin is KYC level 1 (no ID mentioned).
Which has more incidents on record?
Anon has 0 and UseBitcoin has 0 documented incidents in the registry.