Why does DigitalOcean require prepayment for PayPal?

When you connect PayPal as a payment method, the small prepayment verifies your account.

The prepayment amount is credited towards your first bill, and you only need to set it up once.

We use payment information to verify your identity, which allows us to keep DigitalOcean safe against spammers and bots.
We do not offer refunds.
No, you cannot prepay for DigitalOcean support plans.