Being in EU and with Gandi bought out and increasing prices, I recently moved to Hetzner as a domain registrar.

Oh, something new to try, thanks

Mine is quick enough to run remote desktop over

I’d favour own VPN instead of relying on an additional third party

I did it in a security incident last year. It took down attacker command and control infrastructure, hindering their operations not just against my company but half a dozen others which had made the news. I found out later about the others on Twitter. After that I became much more positive about the worth of abuse reports.