Sex workers, like Allie Eve Knox, turned to cryptocurrencies as an alternative after facing discrimination from banks and payment platforms that banned their adult content sales. Initially seen as a solution, even cryptocurrency exchanges are now abandoning them. Knox, who began in sex work in 2014, experienced a series of bans from payment apps and even lost her bank account. Despite hoping for financial freedom, she and others are finding it exhausting to navigate the challenges of this new financial landscape.