So I just tried paying for my domain name on Namecheap.com with bitcoin, but I encountered a few problems at first. After trying for several days, finally I managed to renew my domain with bitcoin! Yay!
So here are the problems I encountered and how I solved them:
1. My country is blocked by BitPay
2. Cannot Scan the QR Code on the screen
bc1qtnejuuunmu7x9na60usnf7a58gnskgnl2kanx0
So here are the problems I encountered and how I solved them:
1. My country is blocked by BitPay
Solution: Use VPN
I live in Indonesia, and at the time of this writing it is blocked by BitPay. If your country is blocked too, you can install a free VPN plugin or mobile app.
The free VPN that I used was Windscribe (aff link), I installed it on my PC and my android phone. It works well and it's free, but you can always upgrade if you want more bandwidth.
![]() |
Windscribe free VPN (aff link) |
2. Cannot Scan the QR Code on the screen
Solution: Pay directly through mobile phone wallet
So I already sent my bitcoin to Mycelium wallet on my phone (it is one of the wallets that support BitPay's payment protocol), but when I wanted to top up my Namecheap account, I couldn't scan the BitPay QR Code.
I tried this for a few days, but still couldn't do it. I tried to change the brightness of the screen, and I tried to pay manually from Mycelium by pasting the payment URL (that starts with bitcoin:?r=https://), but I got the following error message:
Invalid bitcoin address
I got so frustrated, but then on another day I tried again, by renewing and paying my Namecheap domain directly through my mobile phone, instead of from my laptop. And guess what?
It worked!
So I installed the Windscribe app (aff link) and ran it, then I just renewed my Namecheap domain through my mobile phone.
![]() |
From my mobile phone, I clicked "open in wallet" and then paid. Problem solved. |
So that's it.
If you think that this article is helpful, I won't mind if you'd like to send me some btc here 😀:
💓💓💓
Comments
Post a Comment