I checked Proton VPN and Nord VPN and it seems like they do have a Black Friday deal.
I'll update the thread on Monday and if there is a BOGO deal, I'll also update it early on Black Friday, 29 November.
You can get a 1-year plan for 40 euros for Proton VPN[1],
BTW, might be a dumb question but does anyone know how does the 1 year stack if there are still months left in your subscription? will the 1 year count start the moment you sub'd or from your previous subscription's end date?
I think you'll get some left months + one year.
I guess prices could be different? perhaps location matters too? In my case, I was seeing 35.88 EUR which I was able to change to 35.88 USD using the currency drop down menu so it's a bit cheaper lol. However, I couldn't find any crypto payment available 🤔
It's confusing and I don't understand why Proton VPN made payment option in such a stupid way. You have to sign up under the Free plan and then upgrade your plan from Dashboard, then you'll be able to pay with Bitcoin.
Here is the guide:
https://protonvpn.com/support/vpn-bitcoin-paymentsFor Mullvad users who solely rely on the OpenVPN protocol like me, in a year's time
[roughly], WireGuard will be the only protocol on Mullvad:
Removing OpenVPN 15th January 2026- Considering that I have to switch to another provider soon, I wonder if someone could also recommend a good VPN for online gaming (NordVPN was awful while Mullvad is somewhat okay).Was NordVPN really awful for you? From my experience, it's one of the fastest VPN. A good alternative of Mullvad is IVPN because they offer Bitcoin, Monero, Cash and some other payment methods, also offer affordable prices, fund BTCPayserver project, is open-source and also, for me, it's faster than Mullvad.
You can get a trial on every
Non-Privacy Focused Mainstream VPNs if you want to test them for gaming. Just download them on your smartphone, then it will offer you a 7 day trial, create an account, activate a trial and then login with that account credentials in your PC.