I'm moving into a new place soon and want to take this opportunity to upgrade my OPSEC. I'm already pretty solid on it, latest version of tails etc., but I will no longer be sharing an internet connection and would like to get a VPN. I've done a bit of research into this and haven't been able to come up with a clear answer. What is this best VPN as far as DNM activities are concerned? Like not saving records, non 5 eyes compliant, payable with BTC, etc.? And will using a VPN throttle my connection for clearnet activities like streaming Netflix and online gameing? Thanks in advance for any answers, I wont be able to respond untill later tonight when I'm off work and out of classes.
Can you articulate why you think you want a VPN? Because you almost certainly don't need one, and they do very little to improve your security or anonymity. And they may even hurt it.
Adding a VPN to Tor is like putting stickers on a race car and claiming that it makes it work better. VPNs are not anonymity tools, and you shouldn't believe their marketing that sells them as such.
A much, much more effective way to improve your anonymity would be to invest the money that you would throw away on a VPN in a good long-range Atheros-based wireless card (like an Alfa) with a good directional antenna, instead, and use a nearby network instead of your own.