Accept crypto payments as a freelancer

Invoice clients in crypto and get paid straight to your own wallet, with no platform fee and no account that can be frozen.

• Send a payment link or create an invoice from the API; the client pays USDC, USDT, BTC, or ZEC.
• Funds land directly in your wallet. Shieldz never holds them, so there is nothing to withdraw and nothing to freeze.
• No KYC to start, and you keep one hundred percent of the amount.

How a client pays you

A payment link, no account needed

Paste your wallet address and the amount into the free crypto invoice generator. You get an invoice with a hosted pay link and QR code that you can send as is or download as a PDF. The client opens it, pays from their own wallet, and the money lands in yours. Neither of you signs up.

From your dashboard or the API

With a free merchant account you can keep products and prices, send line-item invoices, and get a Telegram or Discord message the moment a client pays. If you bill from your own tools, one API call creates the invoice.

For the full picture, including what PayPal and bank wires cost on cross-border work, read crypto payments for freelancers.

Why freelancers take crypto

• Clients abroad pay like clients at home. No SWIFT fees, no currency conversion spread, no waiting days for a wire.
• Stable value. Ask for USDC or USDT and you are paid in dollars, not in a coin that moves while the invoice is open.
• The client pays with what they hold. If they only have BTC or another coin, the checkout can take it and you still receive the coin you asked for.
• No balance to freeze. Payment platforms can hold a freelancer's balance for review. Shieldz never holds your money, so there is nothing to hold.
• Final payments. A confirmed payment cannot be charged back after the work is delivered.

FAQ

How do I invoice a client in crypto?

Use the free Shieldz crypto invoice generator: enter your wallet address and the amount, and send the client the pay link or the PDF. They pay from their wallet straight to yours.

Does Shieldz take a cut of my invoice?

No. The platform fee is $0. The client pays only the blockchain network fee.

Can a client pay in Bitcoin if I want USDC?

Yes. On checkout invoices the client can pay from other coins, and the payment is converted so you receive the coin you chose.

Do I need to verify my identity?

No KYC to start. You only provide a wallet address, and Shieldz never holds your funds.

Shieldz is non-custodial: you give it a public key, buyers pay that address directly, and it only watches the chain. Verify it yourself.

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Crypto payment gateway: overview, non-custodial, Zcash.

Accept a coin: Bitcoin, USDC, USDT, Zcash.

Compare: vs Coinbase Commerce, vs BTCPay Server, vs ZGo, vs CryptAPI, vs NOWPayments, vs Cryptomus, vs BitPay, vs CoinGate, vs OpenNode, vs Plisio, vs BlockBee, vs CoinPayments.

Use cases: For freelancers, For creators, For open-source projects, For online stores, For SaaS, For VPN & hosting providers, For agencies, For nonprofits, For digital sellers.

Guides: Node.js, FastAPI, .NET, WooCommerce.

Build: SDKs, API reference, quickstart. Learn: overview, blog, how it works, supported coins, pricing, is it safe, verify it yourself.