Violet Rollergirl’s Resources for Providers Using Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency gets a bad rap and, in many situations, it’s deserved. Most of the “crypto” sector is just not relevant, not helpful, and not intended for us as sex workers. However, there is a sliver of really powerful stuff in there, and I want to normalize that slice of it because I truly believe that doing so is vital to protecting ourselves, our clients, and our financial futures.

I hope these short, stand alone articles help you better understand why there are real benefits to using the good parts of what cryptocurrency makes possible, what those benefits are, and how to capitalize on them in your day-to-day dealings as a sex worker.

Start using cryptocurrency today, as a sex worker

If you, like me, participate in any part of the economy that risks your ability to safely engage with traditional banking systems—even legal sex work like modeling on OnlyFans can get your bank account flagged or shut down—you might want to explore more independent financial options like those available with privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies.

The following is a series of articles I’ve written in the hopes of helping you gradually move more and more of your financial life towards safe and private cryptocurrencies and away from (often discriminatory) traditional banking institutions and the implicit surveillance they subject you and the people closest to you to.

1. Violet Rollergirl’s cryptocurrency primer for providers

   Start here to learn about why I prefer to use cryptocurrency as a sex worker, and how to get up to speed without pouring more time or effort than needed into the process.

2. Choose and install your wallet app

   Next, get the simplest software (apps) that you need to start using cryptocurrency and stay safe while you do it.

3. On-ramping: acquiring cryptocurrency funds

   Learn how to get cryptocurrency, including receiving deposits and payments, converting or exchanging money you already have, and more.

4. Off-ramping: where and how to spend your cyptocurrency funds

   Numbers in a bank account or crypto wallet don’t keep us alive, so this article teaches you how and where to safely and even anonymously spend your hard-earned funds.

5. How and why to convince clients and customers to pay us in cryptocurrency

   How to talk to your clients and customers about cryptocurrency, and what to say to help them help you.

6. Know your “Know Your Customer” rules

   All about the pitfalls and gotchas of Know Your Customer (KYC) rules, when they help us, when they don’t, and how to avoid getting caught in the middle.

Feedback welcomed!

Found a typo? Have a better way to do something? I’ve done my best to thoroughly research and test everything in these articles. But this space moves quickly, and there’s a lot to know.

If you’re a fellow provider and need help, have suggestions to improve this guide, or just want to talk cool privacy tech, please feel free to contact me or to find me on any of my socials!