Your payment processor generates a fresh Bitcoin address for every order — but never touches your funds.
The technical reason: xPub keys. An extended public key that derives unlimited receive addresses without ever exposing the private key.
This is what makes non-custodial payments possible.
→ Full explanation
The technical reason: xPub keys. An extended public key that derives unlimited receive addresses without ever exposing the private key.
This is what makes non-custodial payments possible.
→ Full explanation
12 words control thousands of Bitcoin addresses. Every single one recoverable from those same 12 words.
Hierarchical deterministic wallets derive every address from one master seed. Back it up once. Recover everything, forever, on any device.
→ How HD wallets work
Hierarchical deterministic wallets derive every address from one master seed. Back it up once. Recover everything, forever, on any device.
→ How HD wallets work
Ledger, Trezor, MetaMask, and your phone wallet are all called "wallets" — but they have completely different security models.
For merchants, the more important question isn't hardware vs software. It's custodial vs non-custodial.
→ What merchants actually need
For merchants, the more important question isn't hardware vs software. It's custodial vs non-custodial.
→ What merchants actually need
FTX had $32 billion in assets. Then customers tried to withdraw. $8 billion was missing.
That wasn't a crypto failure. It was a custody failure. The blockchain worked exactly as designed.
"Not your keys, not your coins" isn't a slogan. It describes something specific and technical.
→ Plain English guide to self-custody
That wasn't a crypto failure. It was a custody failure. The blockchain worked exactly as designed.
"Not your keys, not your coins" isn't a slogan. It describes something specific and technical.
→ Plain English guide to self-custody
The Ask
Every system you depend on has a single point of failure: the moment you need permission to use what is already yours. You don't notice it until the answer is no. Most people never get a no, so they assume the yes is guaranteed. It isn't. The architecture of permission is also the architecture of refusal.
— Silas Kade
Every system you depend on has a single point of failure: the moment you need permission to use what is already yours. You don't notice it until the answer is no. Most people never get a no, so they assume the yes is guaranteed. It isn't. The architecture of permission is also the architecture of refusal.
— Silas Kade
Executive Order 6102
On April 5, 1933, American citizens were ordered to surrender their gold to the Federal Reserve. Compliance was mandatory. Penalties included ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The gold was purchased at $20.67 per ounce, then immediately revalued to $35. Those who obeyed lost 41% overnight to their own government.
— Silas Kade
On April 5, 1933, American citizens were ordered to surrender their gold to the Federal Reserve. Compliance was mandatory. Penalties included ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The gold was purchased at $20.67 per ounce, then immediately revalued to $35. Those who obeyed lost 41% overnight to their own government.
— Silas Kade
Your payment processor charges 2.9% per transaction. On $10,000/month revenue, that's $3,480 a year handed to a middleman — before chargebacks, holds, or account freezes.
Setting up crypto payments takes about 30 minutes. No KYC. No custodian holding your money. Funds go directly to your wallet the moment a payment confirms on-chain.
This guide walks through every step: creating your account, adding wallet addresses, integrating the API, and handling the webhook — so your first Bitcoin or USDT payment goes through cleanly.
📖 cryptogate.live/blog/how-to-accept-crypto-payments-on-your-website-2026-guide
Setting up crypto payments takes about 30 minutes. No KYC. No custodian holding your money. Funds go directly to your wallet the moment a payment confirms on-chain.
This guide walks through every step: creating your account, adding wallet addresses, integrating the API, and handling the webhook — so your first Bitcoin or USDT payment goes through cleanly.
📖 cryptogate.live/blog/how-to-accept-crypto-payments-on-your-website-2026-guide
📋 Changelog is live
Small but useful update: customers paying through your checkout can now drop their email on the payment page and get notified when their payment confirms. Nothing to configure on your end — it just shows up
for them automatically.
We're also now publishing updates publicly at docs.cryptogate.live/changelog so you can follow what changes.
Small but useful update: customers paying through your checkout can now drop their email on the payment page and get notified when their payment confirms. Nothing to configure on your end — it just shows up
for them automatically.
We're also now publishing updates publicly at docs.cryptogate.live/changelog so you can follow what changes.
CryptoGate
CryptoGate Crypto Payment API Docs
Integrate Bitcoin, Ethereum & crypto payments via REST API. Webhooks, sandbox, and code examples — full documentation.
🌍 Multi-currency support is live
CryptoGate now accepts transactions in USD, PLN, EUR, and GBP. Pass your local currency
when creating a payment — we handle the conversion, lock the rate at creation, and include
all amounts in webhook payloads for clean accounting.
No changes needed if you're already on USD.
→ Full changelog: https://docs.cryptogate.live/changelog
CryptoGate now accepts transactions in USD, PLN, EUR, and GBP. Pass your local currency
when creating a payment — we handle the conversion, lock the rate at creation, and include
all amounts in webhook payloads for clean accounting.
No changes needed if you're already on USD.
→ Full changelog: https://docs.cryptogate.live/changelog
CryptoGate
CryptoGate Crypto Payment API Docs
Integrate Bitcoin, Ethereum & crypto payments via REST API. Webhooks, sandbox, and code examples — full documentation.
📦 CryptoGate just got an update (v1.5.0)
Transactions now support metadata, letting you attach your own order IDs, user IDs, or any
custom data directly to a payment — returned automatically in every webhook so your
backend can handle fulfillment without any extra lookups.
Detailed transactions now also support redirect URLs after payment and a dedicated
order_id field built for automation.
All 8 SDKs updated. Docs at docs.cryptogate.live
Transactions now support metadata, letting you attach your own order IDs, user IDs, or any
custom data directly to a payment — returned automatically in every webhook so your
backend can handle fulfillment without any extra lookups.
Detailed transactions now also support redirect URLs after payment and a dedicated
order_id field built for automation.
All 8 SDKs updated. Docs at docs.cryptogate.live
🛒 WooCommerce plugin is live
Accept crypto payments directly in your WooCommerce store. Customers pick their coin at
checkout, pay on a hosted page, and get redirected back to your store automatically.
Download and install guide at docs.cryptogate.live
Accept crypto payments directly in your WooCommerce store. Customers pick their coin at
checkout, pay on a hosted page, and get redirected back to your store automatically.
Download and install guide at docs.cryptogate.live