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when doing  a kyc  for an ico or a worthy airdrop   can i hide my  id numbers  ?  like passport numbers and so    

also  what id card is the most important  and i should nvr  use it   ?  passport or  id card or driver licence ?

and in case  i got scammed by scam ico  what can i do  in case of id theft ?

and  am seriously considering to do some Photoshop on my id card or passport     to only use it on kycs  not something else and i dont want to screw my life  xd  so  how law look at this point ?   and does those ico can identify that it got modified by Photoshop ?  

ps  :  most ico do manual check  i tried to send random document but got refused   ;D ;D


so  i think that topic is worth to follow cuz we are all suffering from kyc  

and one of my friends  told me stories about id theft  he used to send his id but now he stopped  ;D

i think ico making kyc because of goverment`s rules. They want be more clear and safely. I think you can use your driver`s license, not passport or your own id. Its more safely. I think that ICO dont approve the fake documents. A few days ago some girl calling me from some ico for identity check

and did u cover any part of your document  while sending your kyc ? i mean like the important  id number or  your blood type  when u sent your documents

also  i dont think all icos will call you back  ;D it must be so strict one u applied for 

I would rather pass my driver's license id instead of passport id . About passport id its better to ask the telegram group first if it is possible to cover the passport number. I tried to pass my credit card billing statement as proof, just covered my card number and my kyc was approved.

thanks for the reply bro  i would like to tell u  hurry up and get +30 activity   ;D so u get jr member and increase your income for the signature bounty u are doing   


hhh just 2 more post and congrats jr member  ;D

also  what u mean with your credit card billing statement ?  is it like proof of address or your id card simply

You could do that so that you will be just safe from the fraudsters in the deepweb,because surely these people will sell your IDs after the ICO has ended so that they can have some profits from your IDs,that is why i would never let anyone to get my personal informations becuse it could be use into something else,frauds and identity thefts etc.!

It is a risk to upload your identity to the network, so when investing in an ICO, we must be sure that it is a serious and recognized team, I would not recommend using a false identity because they detect it quickly, so it is better to send your license of driving

You can't, or the developer will be rejecting your application. All of them are important because they are all belong to you as the owner of ID.
You can do nothing if your ID gets stolen by scam ico, I give you an example what already happened with UAHpay scam ico which tried to sold investor's ID.

I've never participated in the icos which applying KYC for the participants and if you are wanna trying and then just do it. If the developer will find your ID as a photoshop ID and it will be only get rejected to participate in the ico.

But this time some icos are applied KYC through send your monthly bill to the developer.

KYC is such a horrible thing that makes everything complicated in my opinion.  ::)

This has been a subject of controversy for some times now. I think if it is possible to cover one's ID Number on the Passport and still get approval from the ICO, then, it is fine. If it cannot work that way, it will be preferable to use driver's license. The use of passport for KYC, is risk taking and peradventure one fall into the hands of scammers' ICO, the information submitted cannot be retrieved.

KYC (know your customer) is the process of identifying personal data, when the client (a private individual) is required to provide some personal data that will confirm their identity. Increasingly, companies that launch ICOs ask their clients who participate in the token sale to go through id verification

I won't do this even if the campaign is very rewarding for participants, it's not worth, we have so many times how ICO come and go and some coins crash and drop dead in the market, so what about your identity they carry your identity with them and at their disposal at a third party.

There is no point when you hide that information and send it to them. They need to verify that information.

You shouldnt trust anyone if we are talking about your privacy,these informations might be sold to the other people who will use it into something illegal and you might face a lot of charges,you shouldnt be partcipating these KYC icos because your personal informations will be put to risk,if you asked me it is better to have some fake IDs from forgeries so if anything happens with the information it wont affect your life.

You are right about the safety if you hide your data. But I don't think the ICO team will accept the customer. They usually ask the customers the informations to verify the identity. And with no ID number or passport number it is impossible.

Be ware on the kyc because they can stole your identity by someone and use it, we cannot know if they are trusted or it is just a trap we must take care of our privacy what if they sell our identity on someone we can't do anything because we provide all the details that is needed and specially if you create fake id we can accuse on using that.

 If the developer will find your ID as a photoshop ID and it will be only get rejected to participate in the ico.




interesting  so basically they cant sue me or something legal that may put me in trouble or risk my life ?   

that mean i only get refused  and life goes on  right ?

If I were you I will not sign up KYC for airdrop. It's a waste of time.
Anyway if you want to participate in an ICO, it is really hard to avoid KYC if the project required. You can't do anything but to follow. I agree with the people above my post , not to use your passport.

In fact, I think it's right to use KYC, especially for investors and bountyhunters. Hurry would have started to regulate the ICO, what would nebylo a lot of scam and fake. Lately, there have been too many of them!

Identity theft is one of those few things that is threatening to all id owners. However, kyc policy is being implemented to several ICOs now. Just make sure to be careful in choosing an ICO to send your private documents to. That is the only way you can deal with this kind of situation right now.

If it's not a particularly good ico, I don't recommend going to kyc, many ico are worthless, and then defrauding investors.

Don't do it. It is so stupid to give all your info for some tokens in a shitty project. You never know what is gonna happen to your information , i feel like a lot of people are gonna get burned in the coming years. As a community everybody should refuse kyc with bounty's or ico's , but that is easier said then done.

You can not hide id numbers bro otherwise they will reject your kyc documents and not accept you, the id number is the basic thing they need to track and confirm your identity.

I don't think I will participate in any ICO project that requires KYC certification.
Because most of these projects look more like a scam than a good project.

Please do no participate in the campaigns which are asking for your documents. They will sell the information to marketing companies later.

In this case, do not take part in projects and campaigns in which there is KYC. I think that people are not so stupid as to not distinguish fake documents from the original.

i participated some bounty that requires KYC, it is for safety purposes that you can ask to cover your ID number, and some ICO’s granted this request, but some ICO’s dont, in this case you can submit your driver’s licence for security purposes and otherwise you can select and choose ICO’s that will not conduct KYC in their participant.

Of course, I also do not like the fact that during the KYC procedure I must provide my personal data to unknown persons whom I can not trust. But to me as a participant in many bounty campaigns, this has already become a routine procedure, since almost everywhere KYC is required, and refusing to pass means losing the earned coins ...

The best way to do is not to participate at any ICO at all. Besides most ICO are dropping its price after listing in a trading platform. Some of them became scam after collecting the money they got in ICO. Better buy once the ICO token is already been added in trading and wait for the dump.

I filled out many KYC forms. I think this is very risky but they don't give any bounties.
They want KYC for their bounty campaigns, and that's bullshit.

It is best to send a driver's license. Do not send ID card or passport. It is dangerous if the ICO group is deceptive or unsafe. Your personal information will be disclosed. really dangerous

Obviously your document ID can be tracked on the government website and non sensitive info like name can be disclosed by them. If you try to fake the document then you will never end up getting success for you and it could cause conflict later on. This could end up bad really and depending upon the country that you are in I think the process will be faster or slower in time.

So you cant really do that, you cant photoshop the ID.

If you want to use then use the drivers license which is most secure one to use publicly as it doesn't contain very deep info. Unlike on passport there will be info of your parents, yourself, address and also it could be misused in the dark market. Better not to give that one.

Well, I don't really understand why there should be KYC for icos....it should be done for the investors..more so, it is very risky for someone to upload his/her vital identification passport online.

You can most certainly send in fake documents and get passed. 

If you send in your real documents your going to get your identity stolen.  95% of these ICO's die.  Unless your an all knowing oracle I have no idea how you could tell a good ICO from a bad one.  The best scams will look legit. 

I for one don't want to be flashed on CNN at the next terror attack with all agencies looking for me because my passport was dropped at the scene.  I wont jeopardize my family like that. 

Avoid the ICO's that require a KYC verification process.  The risks are not worth it.  You don't want to risk having your information being sold on the black market.  It will be used for illegal activities.  If you really like the crypto, just wait for it to be listed on an exchange, you might even pay less than the ICO price.

On all these requirements of the ICO team about carrying out the KYC audit, I think we need to look from the point of view of national legislation. If the national legislation of your country of residence does not regulate these issues, then you can not send copies of your documents with this verification, but send a copy of someone else's document or your own with the data changed in it. No responsibility for this you will not bear, because all of these requirements for passing the test at the level of amateur performance. Moreover, if such a check is made to pass the participants of the campaign of generosity. The requirement to undergo such a verification of bounty hunters is generally illegal, since we are not investors of the ICO project.

I often verify KYC with my driver's license and I never provide id to verify ICO investment. If the data provides personal data to others if they lose like facebook I will encounter a lot of trouble.

I really do not like the idea of KYC on ico. The last one I did was a scam, which led me into providing my full details. I just found out they sold our KYC's out. Most ICOs that request for KYC are scams.

I’m not sure whether a fake id will pass kyc, but it sounds like a good idea:))) some ICOs mention in kyc rules that a person can hide id numbers. All they want is participant’s citizenship in order not to distribute tokens in countries with governmental limitations.

great answer bro  very thankful to you  my concern was if i did sent a fake document or other person document ( googling randomly in the web xd ) and got discovered that they

 are fake by the ico    . what will happen next ?  is there will be some kind of legal pursuit or something that screw peoples life xd 

and i think u clarified this point   tnx again  ;D 

kyc is used to avoid money laundering, if you try to cheat on that, does this mean you want to dodge a legal process? you may be a good person, but good person aslo can be bad person in future.

The best way to do is not to participate at any ICO at all, Waiting for the trading platform to be listed, if you continue to look good on it, you can buy it. this way you don't have to worry about privacy issues and scams.

i dont know bro its the internet  there is no such thing like boy / girl  or  bad / good   you can be whatever you want you can even catfish people if you understand what i mean 

i just want to get my bounty token or airdrop   without the need of worrying about my privacy security  ....   and that is the case of lot of ppl 

KYC is not a bad thing and nowadays it is required in generally every online transaction where money change from one hand to other and it is mandatory as per government in many countries and nothing is wrong in it. I don't know why people are confused regarding KYC as they are not asking anything special and just want to know your identity.

There is nothing bad in doing KYC in ICO contribution, it show how much the particular ICO team were committed to it, and also stop scam and fraudulent

I once saw a campaign which is highly paying even for junior members. But the problem is this KYC (Know-Your-Customers). I am in doubt on whether it is really necessary to give such personal information for a campaign. That's why I did not join. But, what are the risks that you can get if you applied and send your personal info in this kind of campaign?

I think that it is illegal to manipulate the info that you will send. But, did not look for further info.

From my point of view, you should not trust anyone if we talk about your privacy, this information may be sold to others who will use it to be illegal and It is a risk to upload your identity to the network, so when investing in ICO, we should be sure that it is a serious and recognized team, I would not recommend using fake identities as they detect quickly.

I am a small investor and so just avoid joining ICOs now. Even for bounties I have seen KYC requirement and I have let those bounties go even after completing the work for them. I worry about my personal information and if you are planning to only invest a small sum then it is not worth it. You can just buy it when it hits the market.

that's so complex problem but if u need more kyc u can buy my kyc, i have around 8 kyc with selfie ID card pm me if interesting

I don't participate in KYC. There is too much risk. You never know who you are dealing with in crypto and you certainly do not want your identity to be sold to anyone.

Indeed. If someone wants a lot of money then he can do things unimaginably like selling the identity in black market that can be use in everything. Even though ico developers promise that kyc won't be disclosed to anyone still there will be someone who'll betrayed them. I don't want kyc either as the essence of being anonymous of cryptos are soon to be gone.

I think you better talk to bounty manager, anyway that sound real, don't see why they should refuse you.

Use driver license, its the most safest way as I see.

Prey and yell in rage. Nothing more, really.


Don't think so, you can change some numbers there. I heard the stories when people did that and used it at official government procedures and never been caught, its 99% bounty won't be able to check that info.

Just because they already know all IDs by free access, thousands of people are using them.

Theres nothing  wrong for KYC requirements.This is the best way to know their costumer if he or she is in restricted country  of ico.Anyway ,try to research about top and good ico like SciDex .I have checked their article and social media posts and it looks amazing and cool project.You must check SciDex  for more info.

If you hide your ID number, KYC will never be approved... they have to check this because of Government requirement......

Smile! There is no necessity for sending or uploading a fake document when you are doing kyc verification. The essence of KYc is to know either you are real or fake which they would surely go any length for verifications. Really, it’s very risky for someone uploading identity documents on network but we have no choice when you have a serious and genuine investment company which requested for it. They are trying to keep sanity for requesting kyc

And how would they check it? I doubt they have an access to government databases, or you mean they're going to send our IDs for checking to FBI?  ;D

I don't think people are necessarily bad for trying to avoid KYC. For some countries such as USA, the KYC process usually means that we will be banned from participation. People look for ways around it for legitimate reasons.

well its actually the opposite   ;D  the government will have access to the project  data  and the project is obligated to give the gov your kyc    so they can simply track

you and  get tax from you   and by saying gov  that mean the IRS     i think this is basically in the usa  but since  most ico ban us citizen  idk what is the state of other non usa

citizen toward this kyc  

well am still looking into it whenever i have some time   but basically sending fake info  to buy token is illegal and may cuz  legal pursuit  ...for free money  like airdrop

and bounty  i dont know if its same as buying tokens or no  

They wouldn't check it but it seems like it will be required for them all to defend against the regulators. The majority of regulators especially from US is really strict with ico.
KYC purpose is to confirm there is no participant from US or another countries that prohibit to participate in the ico.
They don't have any access to the database or even FBI.

Kyc is kind of verification to some people who join some project, whether in ico crowdsale and maybe bounty.
The fact is kyc has many cons where people refuse to fill the kyc form for any unknown reason. For me i also refuse to do it if for bounty reason.  Normally only investor which need to fill KYC.

I hate KYC procedures. This is crypto, what id are you asking? Everybody should remain anonymous.
There are also too many scam projects just to collect personal information. Be very careful. Don't join ICO's and bounties that require KYC.

I noticed many ICOs are asking for kyc nowadays. I think they are just follow their norms that has been made by their government to follow. In my opinion its not bad to give your identity for ICOs. On the other hand you can consider that ICO more legit than others because they do all the things in a proper manner. If your are more concerned about your Id's. Don't give your passport try to give your other Ids for Kyc.

One project  has recently shared in the spreadsheet its Bountist's phone numbers after KYC. So we can see now how  projects "secure" our personal data.

I like KYC because it show the serious and unserious investors during ICO it also reduce scam and fraudulent during ICO

Don't give them your documents. Normally ICO's don't require your documents.

Like many people on this forum, I also do not recognize the KYC procedure. I do not want to go through it, because I do not want to merge my documents and the network into public access, because it seems to me that the network is not a place for personal information, it seems to me that today there are so many documents from different people on the network.

Only here is the question: is the signatory campaign participant who does not invest in the ICO project, his client and should he pass a KYC check and provide his personal data with copies of his documents in order to advertise the implementation of this ICO project? After all, the conduct of such a check was conceived in order to avoid the laundering of dirty money. The requirement to provide their personal data with copies of their documents violates the norms that exist in almost every state, the protection of personal data. If someone requires these data from me in violation of my national laws, they should at least indicate a specific legal and regulatory document that obliges them or grants them the right of such a claim. None of the rules for joining the ICO campaign, where there is a mention of the possibility of conducting a KYC check, do not indicate how they are making such a claim. And why then do we have to do this? And maybe they collect our personal data, then sell them? We do not know to whom we are passing these data. Photographs as members of the team can be inserted any and there are already many examples of this. I am categorically against the provision of my identity to someone who does not act as an official person and does not have the appropriate authority.

You can't have your cake and eat it, it is a huge risk uploading your personal information to the cloud or whatever, but there's no other way I know of, honestly, if you're suspicious about this ICO being a scam, you are better off not uploading anything, trust your gut feeling

only participate good ones, and if you are in china, usa or a couple other countries you can't participate.

KYC is required by most of new projects. I think it's risky to give you ID and information to random people on the internet and that break the anonymity and security cryptocurrencies are supposed to offer.

I don't understand why most ICOs started getting invesments with KYC. What exactly makes people giving own photo or something else.

joined a bounty of cash bet  https://ico.cashbet.com/ (https://ico.cashbet.com/)  in the end they asked for kyc  i was asking in main telegram group for  a law note that give them right to collect

our data  and the admins never gave a good answer  only saying trust in us  or then dont send ( lose my bounty )  and  in the end i was banned 

that mean it is illegal to them like you said  and i wonder how can we stop this BS  of kyc for  airdrop and bounty  since most icos are shit  and dont worth to risk your ID

I too not the supporter of this KYC procedure. Nobody wants to provide the documents to unknown people. They can use then them in the bad purposes. But this information is necessary for some projects for the reports. Therefore it is necessary to choose: to provide the data or not to participate in this project. It is everyone has to solve for himself. Always it is possible to find other project without KYC.

I like those ICOs who want KYC for everyone of their customers, it shows that they are compliant with the SEC laws, and that is fine for me.

Everytime that you ask for a new credit card, it is always the same procedure, so it is not bad for me.

For ICO projects, I think it is justified to undergo identity verification, but for airdrop I do not advise, personally, I will not for airdrop, send my personal data.

You know I have an idea how to solve this... but I need feddback
check out my proof-of-human idea

https://github.com/desLT/dID

There is always a risk that your identity will be use for illegal purposes by the time you hand out your Identification Cards to unknown people. But then if they are asking for KYC then it is a hint that they are compliant with the law and that would give them more credibility. I have read some guidelines about the right way of choosing an ICO and one of those is that they ask for verification documents for their protection as well. If the investor trust the team that it will be use for legal purposes then he can hand it out but if he smells something fishy then just move on and don't participate in projects that require KYCs.

That depends on the rule of the KYC. Also, depend on the regulations that every project requires. However, most cases, KYcC need almost all you personal data including your ID numbers and passport. You cannot hide them because they simply needed by the project. Better choose ICO with no KYC.

KYC is so annoying for me. It is also a dangerous thing especially when the project is a scam. The private info you will give might be used for illegal things. I usually do not join ICo with KYC.

Many such argument about KYC system in ICO, because mostly people knows about crypto business is a decentralized system, that's why people doubt on the KYC system being implemented on cryptocurrency business. But for me, as long as I am earning on crypto, I have no doubt on what ever rules implemented on crypto management.

If you are investing on ICO its part of it now doing KYC for legal terms. But for airdrops and bounties I wont give my KYC docs just to have some tokens/coins.

Kyc is actually the investors credential so you cannot hide a necessary requirement, those ico's that are requiring kyc do really have the potential to grow their coins in the market and it only means that they are really serious about their project.

hello my friend
a lot of bounty and airdrop that requires using KYC, I follow some airdrop but I never continue the airdrop that requires passing KYC procedure, but this is only my choice.

when you're like most people, probably do not hear anything about KYC until you've signed up to buy DAT, you need to keep up with and get more informa- tion for your purpose

KYC's is the new regulation from Securities and Exchange (SEC) for newly ICO's running, whenever KYC is needed you need to fill-up with correct details or you will get rejected from their dashboard or if you have issue on the sales you need to verify your identity using the record from their database so I think you don't need to edit your info when providing it to the ICO but make sure that the one you want to invest is legit to avoid identity theft.