# Pay for a plan with cryptocurrency

Checkout provides cryptocurrency payment instructions for your selected plan. The asset, network, amount, address, and expiry shown for that checkout are the instructions to follow.

## Before sending a payment

1. Sign into the account that should receive the plan and open [Plans & billing](https://retrostress.net/plans-billing).
2. Choose the plan and review the final total, including any credit shown.
3. Select an available cryptocurrency option. Confirm both the asset and its network; matching the asset name alone is not enough.
4. Check the payment address, requested amount, and checkout expiry before confirming anything in your wallet or exchange.
5. Review wallet or exchange fees so you understand the amount that will arrive. Use the current checkout instructions, not an address or quote from a previous purchase.

If the checkout is expired and you have not paid, return to the purchase flow to obtain current instructions. If you already sent a payment, follow [payment problems](https://retrostress.net/docs#payment-problems) before sending any more.

## After sending a payment

Save the transaction hash from your wallet or exchange. Open the payment entry from **Payment history** to check the site's status.

A wallet's successful send does not mean the website has finished processing the payment. Detection and network confirmation are separate stages. There is no guaranteed confirmation time in this guide.

When the site records the payment as **Confirmed**, check **Your plan** for the resulting access. A **Paid** status can still mean confirmation is pending. See [all payment statuses](https://retrostress.net/docs#payment-status).

## Keep payment information safe

Never share a wallet seed phrase, private key, account access key, or API key with support. For help, a transaction hash, asset, network, approximate sending time, and the site's payment reference are useful. A transaction hash identifies a public blockchain transaction; share it through the official support channel rather than publishing your billing details unnecessarily.