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Apirone review: on-chain crypto payments

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Apirone is an Estonian crypto payment gateway, running since 2017, that receives each payment on a dedicated on-chain address. Incoming payments are free, withdrawals cost 1% or a fixed fee, and nothing is converted to fiat.

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Our verdict on Apirone

Apirone suits an adult site adding crypto checkout next to cards, through WooCommerce or the API, that wants to keep control of funds by forwarding each payment straight to its own wallet. It also pays affiliates and models in crypto, up to 100 addresses at once.

Funds stay in crypto, so conversion happens elsewhere.

Apirone home page, an on-chain crypto payment gateway
Apirone

Apirone fees

Incoming payments are credited in full: Apirone only charges when funds leave. For each network, the merchant picks either 1% of every withdrawal or a fixed fee per coin, with separate rates for regular withdrawals and Instant Forwarding. Network fees come on top, since they go to the blockchain rather than to Apirone.

How Apirone works

Each Apirone account receives payments on its own dedicated on-chain addresses, and every transaction can be verified on the blockchain. Merchants create invoices in the dashboard or by API right after registering. Instant Forwarding sends each payment to the merchant’s own wallet as soon as it arrives, so nothing stays with Apirone.

Supported assets include Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin and Bitcoin Cash, plus USDT and USDC on Tron, Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain. A built-in swap through a third-party provider lets merchants change coins to manage volatility.

Withdrawals and mass payouts

Funds leave manually, on a schedule, when a threshold is reached, or as each payment arrives. A mass payout sends up to 100 recipients in one payment from a CSV file, which suits affiliate commissions or payroll. Apirone advertises no holding periods.

Integrating Apirone

Apirone offers plugins for WooCommerce, PrestaShop and OpenCart, ready-made widgets and an API with PHP libraries. Payment notifications arrive by Telegram, Discord or email.

Apirone terms

Apirone publishes no terms of service, only a privacy policy and a GDPR page. No license is mentioned. Apirone does not convert to fiat, explaining that crypto rules vary from country to country.

Who runs Apirone

Apirone OÜ is an Estonian company registered in Tallinn, operating since 2017. It claims 2,500+ transactions a day and 50M+ addresses generated, and publishes its roadmap.

Strengths and limitations of Apirone

Strengths

  • Free incoming payments.
  • Instant Forwarding to your wallet.
  • Mass payouts to 100 addresses.
  • Plugins for WooCommerce, PrestaShop, OpenCart.

Limitations

  • No fiat conversion.
  • No terms of service published.

Apirone vs Capitalist and Paxum

Capitalist also pays out in USDT, BTC or ETH, but holds funds in its own wallet. Paxum bans cryptocurrency. A site taking crypto that wants funds in its own wallet looks at Apirone.

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