Crypto becoming less and less anonymous

[Ausgewielt]

Anonimity is one of good things about bitcoin. I personally don't like to fill KYC, for me it is not practical and not so important for me. I like to use exchange site that don't apply KYC and I also avoid to join bounty campaign that ask the participants to fill KYC because for me it is just other obstacle to get my reward, sometimes the project ask their campaign participants to fill KYC form to get their reward but the form is not given at the promised date after long time and I forgot about the bounty the project finally they give the form but I don't know and miss the submission date, then I didn't get my payment. I am looking for something that can be different with Fiat, and bitcoin anonimity is something that make me excited.

[Darker45]

It is unfortunate indeed. We've got not much of a choice when it comes to large centralized exchanges because they are bound by all kinds of policies. But when it comes to crypto to fiat or fiat to crypto transactions, it is really hard to stay completely anonymous. Even in platforms like hodlhodl, localcryptos, and others where verification is not required, one finds it hard to stay anonymous. Although there are various payment methods, most of them are tied with centralized systems.

[cabron]

All these have changed to comply with the laws. Exchanges are a kind of business in which a country has jurisdiction, there is no way for a business to thrive bypassing the laws.

The growth of cryptocurrency wouldn't have rocketed up without the trust of the institutions and this is because of the laws made to protect investors through exchanges. This is a trade-off when cryptocurrency gains adoption.

[yhiaali3]

Unfortunately this is what is happening and it is increasing day by day, the major exchanges are going to ask for identity verification, I got messages from Binance that on 10/19/2021 all users will be forced to complete KYC identity verification, also FTX platform requested the same, I am logged into my account on FTX  but I am unable to buy, sell or deposit until I complete the identity verification.
This is really disgusting. Governments have not succeeded in cracking down on cryptocurrencies but they have succeeded in putting pressure on the big platforms and forcing them to force identity verification on their users. This eliminates privacy and destroys the basic concept of cryptocurrencies.

[MIldic1c]

I personally think that this also increases security in transactions. This is actually a good thing. Everyone has different opinions. Every measure has pros and cons. The use of encryption cannot completely guarantee anonymity. There are many There are different ways to hide your identity when using encryption to ensure your own security. You can choose a decentralized exchange.

[Louis Harper]

Now, with time, everything is changing. It is needed on the exchange. I don’t mind this. If you don’t like it, you can choose a decentralized exchange, because most of our new generation of young investors All want a more private world, and there are some other markets that do not require your identity to interact and trade with others through P2P transactions.

[peter0425]

I hate the fact that cryptocurrencys have turned into something that needs verification to sell, when its supposed to be anonymous. There is almost no anonymity with selling crypto to large exchanges, its unfortunate. What are your thoughts?

Big exchange only requires KYC if you are trading with large amount , and i believe that in all areas when you are dealing using big money KYC must be indeed processing because if not then you will be in big risk .

best to deal with that rules or lose your funds for bad treatment .

[jrrsparkles]

I hate the fact that cryptocurrencys have turned into something that needs verification to sell, when its supposed to be anonymous. There is almost no anonymity with selling crypto to large exchanges, its unfortunate. What are your thoughts?

Still there are ways to sell the cryptos like bitcoin and other few altcoins for fiat in the completely decentralized p2p exchanges where you have no KYC but to compensate the No KYC feature, you have to pay more while buying or will get less while selling than the actual market.

If you are okay then you can use https://localcryptos.com/ where you can buy and sell cryptos for fiat with no ID verification. And the trader you are going to trade with may have certain criteria apart from the platform's so make sure you read all their terms before opening a trade with them.

P.S: Cryptos are not made for selling and buying, its created with the intention of being a medium of transaction.

[AakZaki]

choose to use KYC or not it is your own choice. some major exchanges implement KYC because it is really needed so that it is not used as a place to launder the proceeds of crime.
KYC implemented on exchanges such as Binance is guaranteed to be safe.
there are several exchanges that have not implemented KYC. you can choose it.
Being anonymous in cryptocurrency will not be completely anonymous, all transactions made will be tracked to the last transaction.

[isaac_clarke22]

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It's not supposed to be anonymous or even pseudonymous because it is a third party exchange.
There's no anonymity in crypto, just pseudonymity. If you're looking for pseudonymous trading, do a p2p ones.

[BIT-BENDER]

I hate the fact that cryptocurrencys have turned into something that needs verification to sell, when its supposed to be anonymous. There is almost no anonymity with selling crypto to large exchanges, its unfortunate. What are your thoughts?

With scams on binance even with all the verification, I think there is an urgency needed for verification, safety of funds and people not getting scammed is most important to me than verification debate, amongst all factors that makes crypto-currency stands out the one not too excited about is the anonymity and I think if you are honestly here if getting verified makes the community of crypto-currency safe then it worth doing.

[QuickAccount]

I found out about bitcoin mixing, could I get in trouble for that?

[Coyster]

I found out about bitcoin mixing, could I get in trouble for that?

As far as I know, you cannot get into trouble for using Bitcoin mixers, and I don't think there is any ban against their use; the government would prolly not like Bitcoin mixers cause it adds another extra layer of privacy to what already exists on the network, as mixers break the connection/trace between the address sending coins and the address receiving the coins, which makes it difficult to track, and we know the government likes to intrude into users privacy and want to control everything, but even at that you can freely use mixers, but make sure you use that of a reputable company so your funds do not get stolen.

[QuickAccount]

Thanks! I didnt know if they were against the law because BitcoinFog Got taken down recently. I dont know if the fact that they used the Onion routing protocol but it got shutdown even though they werent breaking any laws at the time

[dkbit98]

I hate the fact that cryptocurrencys have turned into something that needs verification to sell, when its supposed to be anonymous. There is almost no anonymity with selling crypto to large exchanges, its unfortunate. What are your thoughts?

You can always exchange Bitcoin and crypto face-to-face, using p2p exchanges or decentralized exchange like Bisq that does not have any kyc rules, so you don't always have to use big exchanges.
With more adoption, more people will starts accepting Bitcoin for good and services and you will be able to pay directly with BTC same way like you would pay with cash.
In ideal situation people should separate from current corrupt states and create local communities that are free of fiat money, and that is totally possible.

[20kevin20]

I found out about bitcoin mixing, could I get in trouble for that?

No. In fact, I highly recommend you to either use ChipMixer to mix your coins or Wasabi Wallet with CoinJoin. CoinJoin is the 100% decentralized and p2p option. Unless you live in China or other communist country, you should be fine. I've been using Tor, CoinJoin and ChipMixer for a very long time without running into any issues. As long as I'm not a criminal, there's nothing they can do about me and my attempt to have my own privacy.

Crypto is definitely becoming less and less anonymous and the ones to blame the most are the authorities because they're trying their hardest to work with blockchain analysis companies to exploit blockchains and de-anonymize users and transactions. This is why I'm using Tor and Monero as much as possible.. don't be afraid to look for privacy. The more numerous we are, the better. "I have nothing to hide" is a very wrong argument on so many levels.