[sneak]

> Even for our free services, we require a credit card number. We know that's the worst and it gives you heartburn. It's not because we plan to charge you.

> But here's what happens if you give people freemium full access to a hosting platform: lots and lots of free VMs mining for cryptocurrencies.

You could also permit people to make a cryptocurrency bond deposit to get a free account, which is forfeit if their account gets terminated by you for abuse. Payment cards are strongly linked to government ID in the USA, sadly, which means that presently someone has to effectively dox themselves to you to get a free account.

PS: Please increase the contrast of your body copy. Light grey on white is hard to read even with good eyesight.

[gkop]

Your suggestion would make you a target for folks trying to launder purloined cryptocurrency.

[cyanydeez]

cryptocurrency and any free tier compute makes you are target for mslfeasance. cryptocurrencies are basically cancer to compute resources

[sneak]

If you price the bond correctly, it could even be profitable.