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Private payments for the internet.

Accept Zcash in minutes. Non-custodial. Zero buyer data. No middleman.

START ACCEPTING ZECHOW IT WORKS
CipherPay WHY CIPHERPAY
01 // Non-Custodial

Your keys, your funds. CipherPay never holds your ZEC. Payments go directly to your shielded address.

02 // Fully Shielded

Every payment uses Zcash shielded transactions. No transparent addresses, no leaking metadata.

03 // AI-Ready (x402)

Accept ZEC from AI agents via the x402 protocol. One API call to verify shielded payments programmatically.

CipherPay HOW IT WORKS

Three steps. Zero middlemen.

1. Connect
Link your viewing key in under a minute
2. List
Build your product catalog from the dashboard
3. Sell
Share a link or integrate via API — get paid in ZEC
CipherPay FOR DEVELOPERS

One API call to get paid

terminalREST API
curl -X POST https://api.cipherpay.app/api/invoices \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer cpay_sk_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"amount": 29.99, "currency": "USD", "product_name": "T-Shirt"}'

# Response:
# {
#   "invoice_id": "a1b2c3...",
#   "memo_code": "CP-C6CDB775",
#   "price_zec": 0.12345678,
#   "zcash_uri": "zcash:u1...?amount=0.12345678&memo=...",
#   "payment_address": "u1...",
#   "expires_at": "2026-02-21T13:30:00Z"
# }
CipherPay INTEGRATIONS

Works with your stack

HOSTED CHECKOUT

Share a payment link. No website needed. Works from social media, email, or chat.

REST API

Create invoices, manage products, receive webhooks. Full programmatic control.

JS WIDGET

Drop a script tag on any page. One line to add ZEC payments to any website.

SHOPIFY

Install the app, add your API key. Accept ZEC on your Shopify store in minutes.

WOOCOMMERCE

Install the plugin, enter your API key. Your WordPress store accepts ZEC.

MCP (CLAUDE CODE / OPENCLAW)

Let AI assistants create invoices, check payments, and manage your store. Works with any MCP-compatible agent.

CipherPay AI AGENTS

Private payments for the agent economy

Every AI agent payment on Base, Solana, or Polygon is a public record. Your agent's operational strategy — what APIs it calls, what data it buys, how often — is visible to anyone.

Zcash shielded payments make all of that invisible.

 TRANSPARENT CHAINSZCASH SHIELDED
Payment amountVisibleHidden
Who paidVisibleHidden
Who receivedVisibleHidden
Usage patternsVisibleHidden
Link to humanVisibleHidden
HOW IT WORKSx402
1Agent requests a paid API
2Server returns 402 with ZEC payment terms
3Agent sends shielded ZEC
4CipherPay verifies via trial decryption
5Server delivers the resource
ONE LINE TO ACCEPT ZECTypeScript
$ npm install @cipherpay/x402
import { zcashPaywall } from '@cipherpay/x402/express';

app.use('/api/premium', zcashPaywall({
  amount: 0.001,
  address: 'u1abc...',
  apiKey: process.env.CIPHERPAY_API_KEY,
}));

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Set up in under a minute. No KYC. No middleman. Just ZEC.

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CipherPay — Private Payments for the Internet