But if you're gonna use a centralized exchange, they can ask you to verify your account at any time. The sad reality is you either have to be prepared to leave your money or comply. Some DEXs have KYC in disguise as well. I suggest checking their ToS and privacy policy just to be sure.

Rather than allowed, it's more like they tolerate it. United States is actually not supported but since KYC is not mandatory, users are free to evade such restriction  , at least according to their reddit mods


It's not advisable to play around with centralized exchanges if you're one of the restricted persons as they hold your funds but if you decided to dive in, at least ask what happens if kucoin were to ask for your KYC and your country isn't supported... but imo not worth the risk/trouble.

For tutorials: https://support.kucoin.plus/hc/en-us. Beware of scam DMs OP. If you really need a guide, pick a reputable member to avoid scam attempts on you.

It's possible for scammers to use the same handle AKA email spoofing. Did you share your email address publicly particularly in mining communities?/you have your username@domain.com/easy email addresses like common names? try to check for possible leaks here as well: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

In any case, there is indeed no trace of bizbay from them so it's not advisable to use it.

I tried to recover my account thru email and it worked (there's a forgot password option). Maybe it's faster if you try to recover the email connected to your account?

@OP, you can post in Português (Portuguese) local board. It would be best to lessen the use of google translate cause there could be some mistranslations.

Hoping google translates this well 

oop. you're right, i made a test account and they have nuked the live chat. Maaaaan. I thought they have improved their support even for a bit but it looks like it is still the same old.

In any case, do still escalate your ticket number thru the bot and their social networks (which is still the same lottery draw). It sucks but there is not much choice.

If you're a non-US user, have you tried reaching out thru their live chat?
How to: https://bittrexglobal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360009687599-How-to-launch-Bittrex-Global-support-live-chat

For US persons, you can only escalate your ticket number it seems. Thru trexie bot: https://bittrex.zendesk.com/hc/en-us

I find kucoin to be laxer compared to other exchanges. To give you an example, if you forgot your trading password and get asked to KYC, you can refuse and they will release your funds. I know it's only with trading password but still, some exchanges can be the by the book type when it comes to their policies. I'm not sure how they compare to binance but I expected them to be stricter than before with all the watchdogs keeping an eye.

Pursuing a legal action doesn't look like a good idea cause stakes seems to be higher than the reward. It's possible to not hire a lawyer if you know what you're doing or have a lawyer who guides your for free or for cheaps but there would still be travel and living expenses if you're coming from another country...

You can try to put on a front that you're actually serious about pursuing a legal action. If that doesn't work, it's time for an ultimatum. Good luck on whatever you choose OP.

Time to change scripts


$200M being only a small percentage of their total funds would have been more believable if this wasn't a lesser known exchange... It doesn't help that I'm seeing exaggerated statements in their website such as "The most trusted cryptocurrency trading platform" and the 100% secure (there's no such setup). Even a cent should not to be trusted with them.

So it doesn't let you store actual BTCs? if so, i don't think it deserve a spot here. Pseudo-bitcoins may have bitcoin in their name but they're technically altcoins.

I hope you haven't been talking with the girl for long... quite a lot of romance scams involves weeks/months or even a year of grooming so victims are less likely to notice the red flags (one of the nastiest schemes). Reach out to friends/fam/therapist if you're having a hard time.

Report your case in any applicable law enforcement OP. You will probably not get your money back but it could help in the long run.

It's basically the same as selling in the usual places. You would need to put in every information a buyer needs like what you're selling, how much? the countries you're willing to ship to, their pictures, condition etc... the only difference is your audience are mostly skeptics (for a good reason!) so you should probably clear any potential doubts. This is also why asking for donations doesn't do well here unless it is started by a reputable member.

I would suggest:

1. Adding a note which contains bitcointalk + your username + today's date when you take pictures of your paintings. This is to prevent they aren't stolen from someone else.

2. Use a reputable escrow/midman which is good for both parties as it prevents scams, see this list: ₿ LIST ₿ Bitcointalk's ESCROW providers: Ranking & Blacklist ☠ Avoid Scam ☠

As a newbie, you won't be able to post pictures but I'm sure the next jr member+ poster would help quote the image links for you.

You can just edit this post or start a new one.

For this, i think you'll get better responses in dedicated mining boards/child boards. In any case, directing to the manufacturer/official distributors would be the least risky choice.

If you're only looking to buy and would withdraw them right after/don't want KYC. An alternative is to ask someone reputable with access to such coins to buy them for you. But the fee would most probably be higher than gate.io. If you're fine with that, look into currency exchange board.

Try to ask CryptopreneurBrainboss as well if they can get the cryptocurrencies you're looking to buy.

This should be enough to stay away. With how prevalent fake reviews are, you would want the reviews to be spread out in various platforms and not solely on websites where it is easy to drop fake reviews like trustpilot.

I should note being listed as trusted/tested in asicminervalue means nothing cause they have done the same thing to shady websites, see: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5352025.msg57602908#msg57602908

The process is automated and is indeed flawed. But it applies in every CEX not just binance although you could say that such flaws are more prevalent in binance/other exchange. This is why others have manual verification where you get an actual human to review your case instead. The latter isn't far from reality either since their by phase roll out of withdraw-only for existing users was their means of slowing down their KYC for all.

I'm using this: https://btc.feh.im/

But there is no date you can toggle and so you would have to put in both the entry and exit price manually (i actually like it). The fees are also in percentage only.

There was someone looking to recover their money weeks ago (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5365550.0). I'm sure you can find other people as well cause even the lunch money back then is worth something today. It's the reason why every time bitcoin reaches an ATH, there would be an increase of number of ppl seeking to recover their lost/neglected bitcoins.

I don't think you have zero chance since technologies are improving each day. But In general, it's hard to track someone who knows how to conceal their footprints.

Some pre-mandatory KYC unverified accounts still have the 2BTC daily withdrawal limit. To check yours, refer to your withdrawal page (https://www.binance.com/en/my/wallet/account/main/withdrawal/crypto/)

The total amount you will receive (minus the fees) would show up after all the fields have been filled out in the withdrawal page as well.