Houdini Pay has rolled out a new way for freelancers to receive crypto payments without exposing their wallet details. The service comes from Houdini Swap, a centralized exchange aggregator, and aims to offer simple, surface-level privacy for everyday users.
The tool lets people receive crypto in the asset they choose, even if the sender pays in something different. Houdini Pay handles the conversion and hides the direct link between both wallets.
LATEST: đź”’ Houdini Swap has launched Houdini Pay, a payment service allowing users to receive crypto payments without revealing their wallet address by breaking the onchain link between sender and receiver. pic.twitter.com/zLksrZgH0c
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How Houdini Pay Works
Users can create a payment link and share it with clients. The link supports more than 4,000 digital assets across many blockchains. When a client pays, the system converts the asset to the receiver’s choice and breaks the onchain trail between sender and receiver.
The sender covers the fees, and the freelancer gets the full amount requested. The links never expire, but the amount cannot be changed once the link is created.
Just got paid privately with Houdini Pay
– Sent a $5K invoice to a client.
– Added our wallet without doxxing it.
– Client paid from their chain of choice while not disclosing their wallet.Zero wallet exposure on both sides. This is how crypto payments should feel. pic.twitter.com/DMYb9o4bqg
— Houdini Swap (@HoudiniSwap) November 26, 2025
The system offers privacy from the other party, but it is not a full privacy shield. Houdini Pay and its partners keep metadata, including wallet details, transaction size, and IP addresses. The service also follows AML rules and can request more information if a payment is flagged.
Houdini Swap says this setup is not a mixer. The company stressed that it does not hold or control user funds. Instead, it routes payments in a way that makes it harder for clients or suppliers to track each other’s wallets.
Why Privacy Matters for Freelancers
Houdini argues that public wallet activity can create real problems. Clients can monitor a freelancer’s balance and use it to negotiate lower rates. Competitors can study a business’s payments to track suppliers. And open wallet details can raise safety risks, especially as physical attacks on known crypto holders become more common.
Other privacy tools exist, such as zkBob, which uses zero-knowledge proofs for stronger protection. However, these tools support fewer assets and involve more complex setups.
What This Means for Crypto Payments
Houdini Pay gives freelancers a simple way to protect basic wallet privacy while staying compliant. As more people earn in crypto, tools like this could help make payments safer and more flexible.