ChangeIP, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Virtual Private Server (VPS) provider, has started accepting bitcoin and Alipay which is China’s third-party online payment solution.

"Due to popular demand and to serve the rapidly growing market in mainland China, ChangeIP has enhanced the company's transactional capability to accept Alipay,” Kapil Jain, general manager of ChangeIP said.

The company website states, “We accept nearly all forms of payment—even the cryptocurrency bitcoin.”

Bitcoin utilizes SHA-256 encryption for both its Proof-of-Work (PoW) system and transaction verification. It goes hand-in-hand with ChangeIP's focus on privacy and security.

“The world faces complex technological privacy and security issues and all of ChangeIP's solutions—and now, payment methods—protect and promote our customers privacy, security, and freedom,” Jain added. 

Launched in China in 2004, Alipay provides an escrow service, solving the issue of settlement risk in China. With Alipay, consumers can verify whether they are happy with goods they have bought before releasing money to the seller.

Launched in 1999, ChangeIP is the rockstar, low-cost and high-touch web host. It specializes in solutions VPN, Linux & windows web hosting, and VPS hosting—that all protect and promote its customers' privacy, security, and freedom.

The company recently launched its VPN service that provides a secure virtual private network tunnel between users and the internet with super-strong encryption. The web hosting and cloud servers are powered by the fastest and highest performing Solid State Drives (SSDs).