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[Wakate]

There are virtually many exchanges we can buy our bitcoin with problem which can help to avert the later means of being scammed. Although we don't need to contradict the aspect of but Bitcoin from street or unknown persons but one needs to be careful when transacting business with some you don't know cause what you are buying might be a stolen coin and later end up being arrest for what we know nothing about.

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[condoras]

I'm afraid there is actually no difference at all. The scammer could have sent the BTC to Binance or other exchanges to sell. BTC in Binance and other centralized and decentralized exchanges are not guaranteed to be clean. There is no way we could tell whether the BTC we are buying from centralized and decentralized exchanges are stolen or not unless we are buying virgin coins.

Exactly. Either we buy BTC from an exchange or not, we can't really know from where are actually coming. Even if authorities can trace stolen BTC, they are not as fast as the process is not fast and that gives time to any scammer to move.

Ideally, transactions should be P2P to avoid third parties.

And again, we will don't know the origin of the coins.

[Jawhead999]

Your story are lack of information, we don't know what P2P marketplace they use (direct P2P without platform, centralized P2P, or decentralized P2P). If they use direct P2P or DEX P2P both of them should be safe as long as they didn't go through local/centralized exchange asking their KYC, since the police only know the public address but they don't have any idea which person using that address.

You are right that Dex are the perfect place to trade coins without leaving behind any trace but not all fraudsters knew this, if one has nothing to hide anyways there isn't any reason to hide how you transact crypto

This is what you write on your topic before "the person didn't know who's he trade", how can you know you trade with good or bad person in P2P or DEX? it's impossible since you picking random person.

If you trading on P2P you're more high risk to get dirty Bitcoin, while on CEX they've AML policy and own algorithm to red flag a suspicious address with high amount money and froze the coins + asking KYC. Though we can't really sure how good is the system, but at least the potential you get the dirty Bitcoin will be lesser.

The best solution of this problem is using Bitcoin mixer and using DEX.

[khaled0111]

The problem here is not from where you should buy cryptos but that most law enforcement agencies don't understand how the blockchain technology works. Just because someone's address can be linked to a thief's address, doesn't necessary mean he is involved with him.
But to be safe and avoid getting in such troubles without sacrificing your privacy, you should always use mixers or addresses that can't be linked to your real identity when dealing with a person you don't know. Also, document everything that can later serve you as a proof that you really bought those coins such as chat logs, bank transfers...

[pawanjain]

The thing is that many people are against giving out KYC details to these centralized exchanges and then end up in P2P trades.
P2P trades are good only if the buyer/seller is a genuine person. Otherwise it becomes a nightmare for the person.
People have to understand that they should either give out their KYC details to exchanges to trade BTC to fiat without any hassle or have some person for P2P who is known to them.
Otherwise the risk of getting scammed or getting the cops to your door is higher.

Besides that if cops get to your doors you will eventually have to give out your KYC details. So why not give them to exchanges instead and do the trade hassle free.

[TheMimic1]

The thing is that many people are against giving out KYC details to these centralized exchanges and then end up in P2P trades.
P2P trades are good only if the buyer/seller is a genuine person. Otherwise it becomes a nightmare for the person.
People have to understand that they should either give out their KYC details to exchanges to trade BTC to fiat without any hassle or have some person for P2P who is known to them.
Otherwise the risk of getting scammed or getting the cops to your door is higher.

Besides that if cops get to your doors you will eventually have to give out your KYC details. So why not give them to exchanges instead and do the trade hassle free.

What's so wrong with KYC verification? I believe that only criminal minded people would want to hide their transactions online, it's why I feel like DeX exchanges are criminals haven, if you have nothing to hide you won't mind using any exchange available KYC or no KYC, I use binance exchange and I verified my KYC as I don't see any reason not to because I work for every penny I made

[pawanjain]

The thing is that many people are against giving out KYC details to these centralized exchanges and then end up in P2P trades.
P2P trades are good only if the buyer/seller is a genuine person. Otherwise it becomes a nightmare for the person.
People have to understand that they should either give out their KYC details to exchanges to trade BTC to fiat without any hassle or have some person for P2P who is known to them.
Otherwise the risk of getting scammed or getting the cops to your door is higher.

Besides that if cops get to your doors you will eventually have to give out your KYC details. So why not give them to exchanges instead and do the trade hassle free.

What's so wrong with KYC verification? I believe that only criminal minded people would want to hide their transactions online, it's why I feel like DeX exchanges are criminals haven, if you have nothing to hide you won't mind using any exchange available KYC or no KYC, I use binance exchange and I verified my KYC as I don't see any reason not to because I work for every penny I made

It's not really about hiding transactions on the internet but your safety on the internet as well as in the real world.
Giving out KYC details means giving away your personal details as well as the place where you live.
I have seen that KYC details are available for sale on the dark web such as the case of leaked Ledge Nano data.
Most of the people who bought Ledger Nano hardware wallet were receiving threats because their personal details were leaked.
So giving away KYC details does concern some people.

[ice18]

Stop buying BTC from random people, we got centralised and decentralized exchanges for this,

Some people prefer to buy btc via P2P or random meetups for some reasons, maybe because they don't want to exposed their privacy on centralized exchanges. If you are for example a public figure and you want to own bitcoin but you don't want other people to know about it then the option is P2P, but I don't think if you mistakenly and you have no any idea that you bought btc came from fraud activities you are now liable for any crime, the only problem is you may questioned by authorities even if you are innocent.     

[isaac_clarke22]

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This was actually my issue when I checked out localbitcoins. Good thing that there are such ratings that can be seen there. I just don't trust that much those people that are asking for a bank deposit before they give you your Bitcoins. It's more sus, than those that you can meet up around your area.
Never did a p2p trade there. I did only one for my friend at the least and at the best.

[hatshepsut93]

Probably the OP means that the bought bitcoins were considered, as they call it, "dirty"
Today, there is a lot of information about what "dirty bitcoins" are and how not to get caught buying such coins. Probably already from the name, it is clear that they include bitcoins, which were involved in any fraudulent activities, and all those who have anything to do with them are taken into account by the investigation services.
As for the exchanges, if suspected, they have the right to freeze funds. The verification is well done by Chainalysis, which has the Chainalysis KYT product. With its help, the past of cryptocurrencies is revealed. But it is unfair to blame a "bona fide purchaser" who has nothing to do with criminal activity.

Yes, if you're buying from another person directly, there will always be a risk that you will receive some very directly tainted bitcoins, the risk may be very small, but it's there.

But with centralized exchange all the funds are pooled so the users won't have to deal with it, the authorities will contact the exchange. Unless the exchange is laundering money and will itself get shut down, like it happened to BTC-E.

[Mpamaegbu]

Instead direct your friends to binance or other exchanges to buy coins cos you don't know what your friends are doing behind the close door.

Gone are the days when people could easily register on Binance and trade and withdraw without a KYC. So, there is stress going through the KYC process to even start with, besides the cut throat withdrawal fee on Binance. I can't even remember the last time I withdrew BTC from Binance. Another thing could be that people want it fast and sharp with peer2peer instead of going through the exchange.

I understand your drift OP, nevertheless I think these things are totally things we may not have a complete control of. We can't really say what the person we're selling/buying from does for a living or how they got their traded cryptos. Even on exchanges, there's P2P and the criminal could've done transaction using a P2P too on Binance and it still would've been traced to your friend.

[Cornia]

Thus I think it is foolish to buy BTC from different people. Because if you need to buy BTC, there are various good quality exchanges to buy from there. Because people can try to cheat you, but the chances of cheating from a large exchange such as Binance is less.

[noorman0]

Thus I think it is foolish to buy BTC from different people. Because if you need to buy BTC, there are various good quality exchanges to buy from there. Because people can try to cheat you, but the chances of cheating from a large exchange such as Binance is less.

But there's still a chance, right? Your fanaticism to particular exchange must end immediately. No centralized exchange is completely secure now. There is a term "theft" which is justified under the pretext of complying with the law or based on unilateral policies, that is when your account is frozen while they can freely use your money which they keep in their centralized wallet.

That doesn't mean you have to stop using the exchange, at least you have to listen to the reasons people are avoiding it.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Instead direct your friends to binance or other exchanges to buy coins cos you don't know what your friends are doing behind the close door.

Binance is begining to lose its trust from the community, they have mess up their reputation as they allowed the government pressure them into enforcing KYC verification. It kind of seems like they're bringing out new verification procedures every now and then. Before all this, trading on binance was quiet an experience but they soon will be banning non verified individual from enjoining other features of the platform which will just suck.

This is a decentralized space and you can't help but encounter scammers every now and then. Try to protect yourself like documenting every transaction you do to have proof Incase it's needed to defend yourself. The fund if scammers shouldn't deprived you the satusfacyif a decentralized experience.

Non merchant aren't the only ones facing similar fears, as a P2P merchant myself I get sometimes scared by the clients I'm transacting with but I don't let that stop me from wanting to offer my exchange service, I just do proper documentation making sure I can proof I knew nothing Incase I'm been called to defend myself.

[Coyster]

What's so wrong with KYC verification? I believe that only criminal minded people would want to hide their transactions online, it's why I feel like DeX exchanges are criminals haven, if you have nothing to hide you won't mind using any exchange available KYC or no KYC, I use binance exchange and I verified my KYC as I don't see any reason not to because I work for every penny I made

There is actually nothing wrong with KYC verification on centralized exchanges with good reputation per se, but many crypto users try their possible best to protect their privacy and their data, it's not about having the intentions of stealing or hiding anything, but just cause people value their personal data and wouldn't want a situation were it'll be sold on the dark market. There have been numerous incidents of crypto exchanges being hacked and users data exposed to dangerous people, this can put people in danger as their personal information is what's submitted to complete KYC verification.

Having said that, governments use centralized exchanges to track people, as the exchange holds the data of their users and the government has the power to request for it, this is another reason people shy away from centralized exchanges. There is absolutely nothing wrong with dex exchanges and it has nothing to do with 'criminals', it's just an avenue for crypto users to maintain a high level of privacy and security.

[Rengga Jati]

Don't blame Bitcoin for what someone does. Don't blame yourself for what someone else decides behind you.
You only give way, provide some knowledge, and at least you have given the right steps, awakening them to risk and the possibility of the benefits they get, but never promise something.
Here, we can know that however, we cannot control someone 24 hours. We can only tell and direct. And whatever they decide and do is their decision and they must bear the risk.

Likewise with Bitcoin. Someone can be very rich with Bitcoin. But, someone can also be very poor because of Bitcoin. Why is it very different? Of course, it will be different because they have different steps when deciding and doing it.

[coin-investor]

Stop buying BTC from random people, we got centralised and decentralized exchanges for this, the reason why I'm saying this is because someone bought BTC from a scammer in my country and the scammer was apprehended somehow and the BTC he sold to this person was scammed from one Jonathan in the U.S, the buyer was arrested as well thinking they are in this together, it takes weeks before more proves where gathered to prove that the buyer don't know anything about it.

Instead direct your friends to binance or other exchanges to buy coins cos you don't know what your friends are doing behind the close door.

There's really a risk buying from random people but in the first place this is why Bitcoin was created for peer to peer transactions, times have changed now and it's not a good idea trading on random people, I will only recommend peer to peer between relatives and the people you know well but with random and strangers there's a big risk like you mentioned, you can save fees but you never what's going to happen next.