Pornhub’s Premium Services Now Default to Crypto Payments, 13 Digital Assets ...

Pornhub’s Premium Services Now Default to Crypto Payments, 13 Digital Assets ...

During the first week of September, the world’s largest adult web portal Pornhub expanded its payment options by adding bitcoin and support for three other cryptocurrencies. However, after Mastercard and Visa severed ties with Pornhub last week, the company’s premium services payment processor now defaults to cryptocurrency only. Pornhub is by far the largest adult website in the world, as the site provides pornographic video sharing services to billions of people across the globe. According to similarweb.com page ratings, the adult site is the 10th most trafficked site on the....


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