# cryptostorm review: KYC policy, privacy and safety grades

> cryptostorm is a VPN. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 8.7/10 for privacy (excellent) and 6.0/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.

Source: NoKYC Score, "cryptostorm review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/cryptostorm

## Key facts
- **Category:** VPNs
- **KYC level:** 0 of 4: ID never required
- **Grades:** Privacy 8.7/10, Safety 6.0/10
- **Sign-up:** No account needed
- **Fees:** $52 per year for four devices when checked
- **Onion address:** Yes
- **Incidents on record:** 0
- **Last reviewed:** 22 Oct 2026
- **Official website:** https://cryptostorm.is

## What it is
cryptostorm is a VPN service that authenticates users with access tokens instead of accounts. The site explains that tokens are hashed before connecting, so a compromised or confiscated server cannot be used to identify clients, and describes the organisation as decentralised with roots in Iceland and no central office. The website is also published as a Tor hidden service and an I2P eepsite. Tokens can be bought by card or PayPal as subscriptions, and the service has long sold tokens for cryptocurrency as well; the yearly price was shown as $52 for four devices when checked.

## What the terms say about ID
Access uses hashed tokens rather than accounts, so no identity or email is tied to network use.

## Features and warnings
- **Identity:** ID never required: yes; No account needed: yes; No email needed: yes; No phone number: yes
- **Payment:** Accepts Monero: not stated; Accepts Lightning: not stated; Accepts cash: not stated
- **Access:** Tor onion address: yes; Works without JavaScript: not stated
- **Trust:** Open source: not stated; No-logs policy: yes; Independent audit: not stated; Company named: not stated; 5+ years operating: yes
- **Warnings:** May ask for ID: not in terms; Email required: not in terms; Phone number required: not in terms; Closed source: not in terms; Nobody accountable: not in terms

## Questions
### Does cryptostorm require KYC?
cryptostorm is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Access uses hashed tokens rather than accounts, so no identity or email is tied to network use.

### Is cryptostorm safe to use?
cryptostorm has a Safety grade of 6.0 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 8.7 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.

### Is cryptostorm legit?
cryptostorm is a working VPN. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.0 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.

### Is cryptostorm a scam?
NoKYC Score does not label services as scams; it records documented incidents with their sources and outcomes. No incidents are on record for cryptostorm.

### Do I need an account or email to use cryptostorm?
No account needed.

### What fees does cryptostorm charge?
$52 per year for four devices when checked. Fees were recorded from cryptostorm's own pages and can change; check before you send.

### Does cryptostorm have a Tor onion address?
Yes. cryptostorm publishes an official onion address, shown on this page. Open it in Tor Browser.

### Can I use cryptostorm over Tor?
Yes. cryptostorm publishes an official onion address, shown on this page.

## Sources
- https://cryptostorm.is

How grades are calculated: https://nokycscore.com/methodology