Which VPS hosts in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo ask no ID, and when do they ask anyway?

Which VPS hosts in Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo ask no ID at signup?

According to Lacquerbay's survey of 2 November 2026, half of the hosts that take crypto with no ID at signup also publish a case in which they can ask for documents later: nine out of 18. The table lists all of them, what the signup form asks for, and the written exception, with the date each rule was read on the host's own site. Their prices sit on the city pages: Which Hong Kong VPS providers accept cryptocurrency?, Where can I get a Singapore VPS paid in Bitcoin or USDT? and Where can I rent a Japan (Tokyo) VPS and pay with crypto?

When do no-KYC hosts ask for ID anyway?

The trigger is rarely the signup. It is a later event: a refund, a risk score, a suspicious payment, or the way you connect.

• A refund. MonoVM and 1Gbits review every refund request against KYC documents first and reject a request that arrives without them, by their terms read on 2 November 2026.
• A risk score. is*hosting scores the email, device and IP of each new account. Its policy, in force since 1 August 2025, has three outcomes: nothing asked, a check recommended, or restricted access until a photo ID, a proof of address dated within 90 days and a selfie arrive within 72 hours.
• The way you connect. HostDare requires KYC when a crypto order is placed or paid through a virtual private network with a made-up name and address. With a real name and a home internet line, it asks for nothing.
• Suspicion. Evoxt and Server.HK keep the right to ask for identity documents from clients they find suspicious.
• The payment account. VSYS Host can ask you to prove that you own the account a payment came from. GreenCloud verifies new card and PayPal payers; its FAQ sets no check for crypto.

A no-KYC signup is a rule about the first day, not a promise for the life of the account.

Which hosts make you pay to skip the ID check?

Two hosts turn the ID question into a deposit. Cherry Servers, which sells cloud VPS in Singapore and Tokyo, restricts new clients paying in crypto from ordering its least expensive servers: they pass an identity verification, or they buy or top up at least €100 (terms, clause 3.3, read 2 November 2026). SporeStack asks for no KYC and no email, but a new account starts with a deposit of USD 1,000.

The large clouds ask for more at the door, and none of these three takes crypto. Akamai (Linode) checks a phone number by SMS and takes a card or PayPal at signup. AWS, which runs Lightsail, verifies a phone number and a payment card. Hetzner may ask for a copy of a government ID, or a prepayment from your own credit card, before it processes an order. Vultr, which takes crypto through BitPay, has a page of its own: Can I pay Vultr with crypto, and will Vultr ask for ID?

What does a no-KYC host still know about you?

No ID at signup limits documents, not data. Every host in the table keeps what billing requires: an email or a credential, the payments, the orders and the IP addresses of your servers. Hosts on a standard billing panel also store the name and postal address typed into the form, true or not. A crypto payment stays on a public blockchain for good.

For Lacquerbay, the answer is written down: No KYC does not make you invisible: each payment stays on a public blockchain, our records tie your account number to your orders and VPS addresses, and the data centre network carries your VPS traffic.

What does Lacquerbay ask for?

No KYC: we ask for no identity document, no selfie, no card and no phone number. An account number is your whole login; an email address is optional. You top up a balance in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC) from $25, then order from it. Every incoming payment is screened against public sanctions lists of blockchain addresses, and money from a listed address is not credited. Residents and companies of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, Russia, Belarus, mainland China, Yemen and Western Sahara, and of the occupied regions of Ukraine, cannot use the service.

For Japan's own hosts and their phone checks, see Can a foreigner rent a VPS in Japan without a Japanese phone number or ID?