Hi all, I'm thinking of creating an account and registering with hodlhodl.com but want to hold off on doing that for just a little while longer till I have a clearer picture in my head about how all this works re using an exchange. Hodlhodl seems like a good pick for me because it's non kyc and that suits me for a number of reasons not just the privacy angle. Also it gets good reviews on the review sites and apparently has never been hacked since it started in 2016.

My question relates to bank transfers. I have a UK current account,  which I think is broadly similar to a US checking account, which I intend to use for funds to buy bitcoin and if/when the time comes to sell bitcoin and deposit fiat funds into it from sale of the bitcoin. I don't do online banking, funds are simply deposited into it from various sources then I withdraw cash from ATM or bank branch when I need to.

When you click on Payment Method on hodlhodl the drop down list appears and the one option I could use is International Wire Transfer (SWIFT) as SEPA transfers relate to Euros only and UK uses GBP. 

Could someone, if possible someone who uses or has used hodlhodl, explain to me in simple step by step terms exactly how if I'm buying bitcoin on there how the funds get form my fiat uk bank account then via the exchange into the sellers bank account?

Like I said I haven't even registered with them yet so don't know if when you select the SWIFT option you're asked to provide the bank name account number and sort code but if not exactly how do the funds get from buyer to seller?

I have of course contacted hodlhodl support about this and while the reply was quite prompt it didn't address this specific question.

Any help/advice gratefully appreciated. 

Recently on here someone  kindly linked me to a page listing non kyc exhanges.

 These included bisq network,  hodlhodl   and localcoinexchange. I mention these 3 b/c they look to me like the ones where I might have the best chance of figuring out how to use these exchanges to buy and maybe later to sell bitcoin. I own no btc at all at the mo.

 Could someone who uses or has used one of these exchanges suggest to me which might be best for me to go with? I'm in uk and would probably prefer to use paypal but I of course have no idea if that's the best safest and quickest way.

Also how does using a trezor device fit in with using an exchange like one of the above.

As is probably obvious I'm clueless about how to get started buying and cold storing btc and am finding the whole thing quite confusing and bewildering. Any help and advice gratefully appreciated.

Hi I'm completely new to this and have been looking into cold storage hardware and how to buy btc. It seems that exchanges like Coinbase are where a beginner like me would buy a small amount to start with

Just been looking at a couple of instructional vids today on buying and it seems, you need to upload various forms of ID to the exchange and also link your mobile phone to it. I don't have or want a smartphone or printer or scanner, my mobile is just a little 2g payg thing which doesn't connect online but I suppose it would be ok to link that but apparently they're also looking for other forms of ID like utility bills which would have to be scanned and I can't do that. I have a face pic (not straight to camera but quite clear) uploaded to folder a while back so could use that but have no means of scanning anything or otherwise transferring images online.

Bearing all that in mind could someone tell me about the current ID requirements for buying bitcoin on exchanges?