Canadian VPN with open-source apps, a free tier and crypto payment
Privacy 6.8
Safety 8.1
VPNs Reviewed 22 Oct 2026
Sentinel dVPN review
Open-source decentralized VPN network with on-chain sessions and independent nodes
- No account needed
- Open source
- No email needed
- Company named
- No phone number
ID never required KYC 0 Documentation reviewed
Privacy
7.8/ 10
Strong
Safety
6.3/ 10
Fair
Based on terms and documentation. No test transactions published yet. See the arithmetic
Sentinel dVPN review in short
Sentinel dVPN is a VPN. Its terms put it at KYC level 0 of 4: ID never required. NoKYC Score grades it 7.8/10 for privacy (strong) and 6.3/10 for safety (fair). In its favour: no account needed, no email needed and no phone number. No incidents are on record.
- Category
- VPNs
- KYC level
- 0 of 4: ID never required
- Grades
- Privacy 7.8/10, Safety 6.3/10
- Sign-up
- No account needed
- Fees
- Bandwidth is paid on-chain to node operators in the P2P token; prices vary by node
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Incidents on record
- 0
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Cite this review
NoKYC Score, "Sentinel dVPN review", reviewed 22 Oct 2026, https://nokycscore.com/service/sentinel-dvpn
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What Sentinel dVPN is
Sentinel is a Cosmos-based network on which independent operators run WireGuard and V2Ray nodes and users open sessions recorded on-chain, paying node operators directly from a wallet in the network's P2P token. The site says the node software, clients, protocol and SDKs are all open source and lists several apps built on the network, including its own Sentinel dVPN app. The privacy policy names Capybara Publishing Ltd, domiciled in Scotland, as the company behind the website and apps and says personal information is not needed in most cases. Traffic passes through nodes run by third parties, so logging behaviour depends on the individual node operator.
What Sentinel dVPN offers, and what to watch
6 of 14 privacy and safety features, 0 warnings in its terms.
"Not stated" means its own pages do not say.
Identity
- ID never required Yes The terms rule identity checks out, or the design makes them impossible.
- No account needed Yes Usable without creating an account, or the account is only a random number.
- No email needed Yes An email address is not required to sign up or use it.
- No phone number Yes A phone number is never required.
Payment
- Accepts Monero Not stated
- Accepts Lightning Not stated
- Accepts cash Not stated
Access
- Tor onion address Not stated
- Works without JavaScript Not stated
Trust
- Open source Yes The code that matters is public and can be inspected.
- No-logs policy Not stated
- Independent audit Not stated
- Company named Yes The operating company and its jurisdiction are published.
- 5+ years operating Not stated
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
Does Sentinel dVPN require KYC?
- 0 Never
- 1 Not mentioned
- 2 Rare
- 3 On risk flag
- 4 Mandatory
KYC level 0: ID never required. The terms rule out identity checks, or the design makes them impossible.
Access is an on-chain session paid from a self-held wallet with no account; the privacy policy says "In most cases, we don't need your personal information to provide our services".
How the grades add up
Both grades start at 50 points and move by fixed, published amounts. Nothing is adjusted by hand. The total is divided by ten.
Privacy
7.8- Starting points 50
- KYC level 0: ID never required +20
- No registration +6
- Open source +2
- Total, clamped to 0–100 78
Safety
6.3- Starting points 50
- Open source +8
- Legal entity disclosed +5
- Total, clamped to 0–100 63
Test ledger
Real transactions run by our editors. A badge without a ledger is an assertion; this is the proof.
No test transactions published yet
The grades above rest on Sentinel dVPN’s terms and documentation. Tests will appear here with the date, route, amount band and result as they are run.
Incidents on record
No incidents are on record for Sentinel dVPN. If you have a documented case, report it.
User reviews
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Sentinel dVPN: common questions
Does Sentinel dVPN require KYC?
Sentinel dVPN is rated KYC level 0 of 4 on this site: ID never required. Access is an on-chain session paid from a self-held wallet with no account; the privacy policy says "In most cases, we don't need your personal information to provide our services".
Is Sentinel dVPN safe to use?
Sentinel dVPN has a Safety grade of 6.3 out of 10 and a Privacy grade of 7.8 out of 10. No incidents are on record. Evidence level: documentation reviewed.
Is Sentinel dVPN legit?
Sentinel dVPN is a working VPN. It publishes the company that runs it, in United Kingdom. Being real is not the same as being safe: its Safety grade here is 6.3 out of 10, built from custody, liquidity, track record and incidents.
Is Sentinel dVPN 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 Sentinel dVPN.
Do I need an account or email to use Sentinel dVPN?
No account needed.
What fees does Sentinel dVPN charge?
Bandwidth is paid on-chain to node operators in the P2P token; prices vary by node. Fees were recorded from Sentinel dVPN's own pages and can change; check before you send.
Does Sentinel dVPN have a Tor onion address?
No official onion address was found on Sentinel dVPN's own pages.
Which cryptocurrencies does Sentinel dVPN support?
Sentinel dVPN supports P2P.
Can I use Sentinel dVPN over Tor?
Sentinel dVPN does not publish an official onion address.
Listing history
- Listing added. Facts and KYC level set from the service's own terms and documentation.