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I prioritize my privacy above this forum

And this is not because I am a criminal, but because I want to decide who has my personal details not be forced to give them

I miss the days BTC was truly a free market for everyone involved in it

April fools? Don't care, KYC is still an issue and this may soon become reality

It's not too much, they aren't even asking for blood samples.

;) What day is today again? :)

There will be a day they will ask you to put a microchip under the skin if you don't stand up against the modern nanny state

This is a joke that may become reality very soon

Hello there and happy April fool's day 👋🤣

You dont need to be upset. Its just for fun

Today it's a joke

Tomorrow is reality

Then you're cattle branded with a microchip

"Cattle branded with Microchip"

This was mostly science fiction at a time but is fast becoming a reaity. Corporations in their bid for profit and optimum use of "Human Resources" are going to apply these methods.
I once watched a Microsoft executive present their IoT solution for monitoring workforce and using Data Analytics on them. The idea was supposed to be implemented on the workforce in a huge container handling port. The proposed solution involved every worker wearing this radio-tag that would monitor and record their movements and upload coordinate data of every worker to a central server.

A manager could then analyse the data to determine work patterns of their crew by seeing how many and who deviated from the norm. The system would feed continuous coordinated of the crew. Voila..Forget about coffee breaks or going behind a container to smoke a few cigarettes with your fellows to relax..

The thing is that Govts and corporations are always looking for ways and means to ensure that the working class and middle class keep working their asses off for the elites. Banking regulations, Biometric records are just the beginning. Owning money that has inherent value and not because the Govt says it is the first step of ensuring that the masses always have a chance to fight back.

That is why we Bitcoin. Do You Bitcoin? 8)

yeah, its April fool. Take it easy. It seems you are taking it very seriously. Theymos is not a dumb guy he is not going to ask for KYC to users. However, if he does he know bitcointalk will lose their users. Joke is limited for fun.

I think theymos would not actually put a real KYC here in this forum so there's no need to fear.

What? Lmao. The whole point of the cryptocurrency market and this forum is the anonymity factor contributing to decentralization which is something that Theymos will never go against. Chill out and enjoy the joke!

Don't forget to upload a selfie of you holding your driving license and a video of yourself proving who you are. Otherwise theymos will freeze your account :D

LMAO! April fools day mate :D

It's funny to see how everyone is totally terrified with KYC. Like someone is asking their blood or organs. They justify refusing KYC with their privacy and on the other hand they reveal everything and even more on social networks.
Anyway, wheteher is this a serious request or just april joke, I don't have anything against it.

I think now there are so many rules at BitCointalk, and what are the benefits of KYC now, this will also make it difficult for beginners who want to learn more about the world of cryptocurrency at BitCointalk.

Before we getting ban, by not comply with kyc, let's spam!

From what I see from your profile, you also didn't comply yet. Please make sure you pass the extra verification (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5124947.0). Without that you are not really in the position to talk about this matter.

@OP: I suggest you start with this thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5126748) after you finished the morning coffee.

i am wondering if there has been anyone who actually submitted stuff in that form thinking it is real :D
i think there is no way of knowing it because the forum is not storing any of that data and just redirects to a new page linking to the trolling page for selfie submissions.

It is a very good decision. ;)

No one in the right sense will provide all the personal details, but every business that wanted us to furnish those details are forcing those to us. :P


Are you talking about the MtGox days where everyone runs away with the money and even the exchanges, that is not a truly free market. :P
KYC in this forum for real, never in a million years.  ;D

Well ... now Bitstamp (may) require a Police check for an account ... whatever next!

this KYC requirement is a joke, they didnt ask us for our private bitcoin keys so why we should trust them? :P

 :D

I like the creditcard  section the best.. just fillem :0  ;D :D

Have a nice day always amazed about the community with stuff like this hens all replies...have a good one  :'(

I am still waiting how to submit KYC and I need youtube information channel how to submit KYC, its needed how to make correct KYC and how long we need time for submit KYC and approved it.

Me too I'am not going to comply KYC. Because today is april fool's day. I think it is only part on it. And it is too personal. We need to protect our selves and specially our account,password or private keys. And I think no one will comply on this because it is day of fool. This is break for the very long year of serious transactions.

       Let's hope this is a joke to the moderators of this forum on April 1. Theymos, most likely made a joke. If you open the forum for KYC, you will see that some questions are very strange, for example the blood group. If this KYC was needed, we could not write on the forum until it was completed.
       I found this KYC very funny. I treat it as a joke, and I recommend that you do the same. From tomorrow, everything returns to normal.

I think you should fill out the KYC, its important that the forum knows who you are...  ;D

Remember to upload a good picture of yourself, so everyone can verify you if they want to.  And after that, you will be a trusted verified member, with a nice green line in your profile.  :o

Yeah, very important  ;) especially the lines stating that you need to list all your addresses and what crimes you have committed. You do this and you will be immune from red tagging by the DT members.  ;D

I was also caught in the threat. Thinking I may have to pull out because I don't really work along with the KYC.
until I checked well to confirm that it was an April fooling.Well, if one of the reasons I joined this project is because it is KYC  free and KYC was suddenly introduced. I gat no choice than to silently cut out.

I wonder about the crime reporting field. Should I only report there my financial crimes, or should I report my sexual crimes as well?

Nothing is ever too much. After completing the verification process, I've also mailed Theymos a vial of blood, as well as urine and stool samples and a USB containing a video of me stripping down to show all my birthmarks and moles.

Do I think that's good enough? No. But that should do for now.

I agree with your opinion. We have the right to keep our identity anonymous, especially in the Cryptocurrency world. But I still believe that KYC will soon be one of the mandatory requirements that everyone is required to participate in this forum.

I am already fill the form earlier but realizing that it is April today and I decided to not submit it, then read some topics to META and bitcoin discussion and found out that it is really an April fools. And I think KYC is not a problem for me unless for the gender they put that I need to choose there. Already confuse to my gender earlier today. LOL.

Nonsense - KYC is a process of collecting data to avoid misuse of services, mainly used in financial institutions. You will never need KYC verification to participate in a forum.

You know what they say about sleeping dogs?... Let''s not wake the sleeping dogs with April fools jokes like this. Yes, we are all laughing at the responses and the emotions of people who got swept up in this joke, but tomorrow it might become a reality.  ::)

We have a lot of enemies and they are just looking for ways to shut us down and jokes like this will give them ideas. I love April's Fool jokes, but this one might come back to bite us.  :P   <They going to have a hard time shutting all other anonymous forums down>  ::)

The forum administrators deem it fit to introduce KYC in order to know more about the forum users which to me is ideal. Almost all the forum members are scare of the new revolution initiated by forum Administrator, Theymos. Maybe they have spot out some illicit transactions among the forum members which warrant them to implement KYC in order to protect it users. For those who can't cope, then you are "fooled by April Fool."  

I am Asahi Nakamoto.  Satoshi is my cousin.  The photo on my profile is up to date.   

Well, I don't want to have this KYC thing too. I know that this is just a prank this April Fool's Day but the OP is right having to make this into reality. I want to remain this forum as it is now.

I think the idea of kyc will be a good step to reduce a lot of baby accounts outhere and this will reduce a spammer and scammer also which i think a good idea. Less competitor for us right.

The funny thing is a lot of people nowadays gets easily offended by really obvious pranks just like this one in the forum. They couldn't even accept the fact that its April Fools' Day, that even if you have written fake ass info in the KYC page it will still be "accepted" by theymos as verified. They always see the negative in something and try to fight for it even if theymos didn't mean to offend anyone on his prank.

Oh and don't worry about the KYCs you are seeing right now as because most of them are requiring KYCs due to the government's order. What you need to worry about more are sites asking for KYC that don't even have a legal bakground behind their operations.

i already knew its was any april fool prank . i dont think any mod will comply with kyc here as this is just strictly against the bitcoin vision :P

No OP its just for fun Im very sure theymos will never implement a KYC procedure in this forum, this is not an investment website this forum is for bitcoin discussion helping users of crypto.

Please, don't make us laugh. The whole KYC thing is just for fun and it's just an April fools special by our mods in this forum. Take a look at Darkstar_'s post.

So even if you are using your personal info(in which people who found out will not), it's not going to a crime or something.

yeah you can still comply but do not use your real identity. We know that this is April fools day and you were being a victim. Don't be so serious with it mind you that this not something you should do and comply.

Anyway, congrats to theymos he made you like a fool if i am correct. Theymos joke was effective.

It doesn't surprise me that people believe that this is actually real.  Come on, the principles that bitcoin stands for have just been thrown out the window the very forum it originated on.  This was one of the few forum jokes I found quite funny though.

Because today is Aprils day. Also me I don't like to pass my KYC to secure my Identity in online world. We know bitcointalk is very trusted but I want to still hidden my information for other security purposes. Maybe the other people won't agree to the KYC and the other will agree. Because KYC have good benefits but alsothey bad effects to us but the  purposes of KYC is a lot  to avoid scamming, multi account and anything.

don't do it if you are forced to do it. I don't understand about the forum today, right on January 1, KYC has been applied to its users. I am waiting tomorrow whether this KYC will be their silliness. ;D

Through this post, I came to know its an April Fool. I was shocked to see this KYC form and the information it was asking like criminal record, credit card no, etc. My first thought after seeing that KYC form is that my journey at bitcointalk.org is over.
I am glad its an april fool

Hold your horses down there bro, we might have to take a look at the calendar, and if the other members in the forum believed this and have given their data then I don't think there is a need to worry since the data that you've given will not probably be saved, if this wasn't an April Fool's joke then all the data that is needed there shouldn't even be necessary, just think about it.  ;D

Lol. KYC got you triggered real good there dude. Obviously it was for april fools and was made for people like you haha. Forums like this won't ask for such information but for exchanges, i think it's quite necessary. Anyways, there's nothing we can do if they require it. There's always the option to not use that certain service.

haha Triggered.

It's funny how many people really believed in this joke :)
I have to confess that at first I was shocked but than I realize what day is today.
I see that some people are afraid now that KYC request may become reality in the future but I don't agree.
It will be crazy that some open forum ever ask for something like this and I?m sure that many users will left forum in such case.  

Ha-ha. I'd fallen for this joke ;D You know, it's not that ironic to me at first.

I'm not going to comply KYC very challenging title ;D I personally am waiting for the latest news from them tomorrow, whether it must be filled or not. because there are still many who say jokes!!

You should be happy that this forum have a sense of humor. Some forum seems to me like very boring and just reading texts all over again.

Indeed it is.

It is a reality as most of the exchanges ask for KYC. But I don't think that it will ever be implemented here in Bitcointalk. One of the major concerns Satoshi had in his mind while introducing Bitcoin was the anonymity of the users. And I believe this forum has to follow the rules set by Satoshi.

I don't think that the KYC thing would really be for real in the future.
Relax I also fall for it I thought that it was real but I remember that it is April 1 happy April fool's day.
I think theymos would really implement a KYC because he is also supporting BTC,FREEDOM and ANONYMITY so relax don't take it seriously.

Looks like a bad joke. There's no way I am sharing my credit card number with a forum  ;D

I get where you're coming from, as humorous as this fake KYC was, online anonymity is on it's way to die with all the recent regulations and whatnot.

I have watched this forum for years but today is the first time I register, and I was hit with KYC! I was shocked at first, then enraged, then laughed when I see this post.

It's a nasty joke but it can be dangerous. If someone falls for it and enter real information, and if it falls into bad hands, it can cause damage to the person. I hope nobody fell for it.

Cheers

There are always ways to hide your identity and keep the privacy when that is needed and if that is so important to you. But there are situations and services where KYC is needed too and where it actually servs for your protection. I guess it's important to find the right balance between privacy and legal obligations and protection.

No KYC that will ask the customers to carryout the blood simple because of their KYC. Basically, today is April fool and Theymos fooled the forum members by introducing KYC. Bitcoin talk forum was a project without KYC and will not deviate from project roadmap.

Keep in mind KYC is NOT for bitcoin. YOU are required to do KYC/AML because YOU want dollars. If your plan is a lifetime of switching your money back and forth, then you will always be doing this. 

I never risk my identity and the people I buy stuff from don't really know that it was me who paid.

We will need to get used of this April fools joke :D Its actually great it gives this forum a lot more color and fun. I actually thought that was theymos with the thermos haha okay moving on...

Can’t believe so many people fell for theymos’s joke. People have actually been providing real photos & sensitive info in there too.

Yes, KYC is an issue for every crypto enthusiasts but we don't have many things to do regarding this.
The way crypto is moving forward, it is no doubt that someday in future we will not be able to do anything without KYC.
We will not be able to liquidate our cryptos via any online exchanges except we sell it to someone locally... which will be total underground.


In this era, we still have so many fool peoples who are unknowingly fooling themselves on a fool day. They don't mind to do any inquiry before doing anything online.

Hahahahahahaha. Dude relax okay, this KYC thing is just an expensive joke  please just enjoy the it  ;D ;D ;D.. Some People can't really enjoy and appreciate expensive joke at all. Anyway, April fool to everyone here reading at this moment 8) 8) 8)

Lol one of the kill joy in community,just remember if you are an old member of this forum there are always something new from theymos every year,he is just a cool admin and just wanna have some fun with us dont take it seriously

We have people like cryptohunter (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=92110), and then we have people like OP who take everything too seriously for like.
Where is your sense of humour?

Looks like you don’t used to hear some jokes like this but yes there’s a possible chance for the KYC on this forum and we can’t control that one since we are just here to learn and to make money as well so don’t expect to earn an easy money without following the rules. For sure the team know what is the best for their forum.

I think you exaggerate a lot
It is just a joke no more and I do not think the management of the forum will fall into this big mistake
We are all against submission of personal data
It is enough for Facebook, Twitter and Google to exploit our data without our permission.
 

Don't break the happiness OP.

Every year theymos is coming up with something like this during April 1 (April Fools Day). It's a joke so don't take it seriously.

I ran out of room filling out the part about all my sex partners  ;D ;D ;D

Theymos is the moderator who controls this forum, for security and order of this forum, he is free to make decisions, and I think this forum KYC is free. if this KYC forum makes your identity opened, it's better if you don't do KYC.

one of the purposes of the KYC forum is to find out our status here, investors, bounty hunters, or others.

yes it was a joke due to the april fools celebration but did you have read what op said on the first post ?  he said that he dont care about the april fools because kyc is still a bad thing and he hates it alot   . i am with the op because i myself dont also like kyc because i dont want to expose my identity to someone else and the main reason why crypto is built is because the creator satoshi nakamoto wants a payment method that is fully private  . so whats the point of kyc  ?  op is right  . the  old days are better when there are no so called kyc's  . same as the old days of this forum  -_ -

I also will not obey the KYC, because I don't think KYC should be done, so as not to interfere with new members.

I immediately thought that this idea was bad, and I remembered that this was April :D. and I also fill in the data with funny entries,
to make it even more fun, dont need to respond seriously to this dude :D

..it seems to be a fuuny game created by theymos this april..those who contributed to that events gave much fun for many members of the foums,,but for those who take KYC seriously,,you fooled!!..but don't worry,,all of those information you've entered are not save in the database of this forum,,but if there comes a time that KYC is required on this forum,,I don't think that this will be accepted by many members to comply the said KYC..for sure many would object!.

Hahaha I found this funny. But going back to the KYC in this forum, I love the extra title we had, but right now, it's gone :(