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Probably about the same, there is a lot of VPS providers out there, and not a small amount accepts basically an email + cryptocurrencies without any further verification than that. And that's just on the clearweb, going beyond that you start having even more options.

[chatmasta]

Yeah, although the smaller providers, the sketchier they are. I'd rather use a VPN in a pool of thousands/millions of users. As a data point, I can signup for Proton VPN by downloading it to my iPhone and providing any email address. Without any payment, I can connect to VPN servers and browse anonymously ("anonymously"). This is certainly easier than provisioning a new VPS, not least because I need to pay for it.