What in the hell happened to all this so-called decentralization? I’m trying to get my hands on just 70 EUR worth of bitcoin—nothing grand, just a little. But every major app—Coinbase, Kraken, you name it—they want my personal information, like I owe them my identity just for a transaction. It’s absurd. What if I don’t want to give them anything? Wasn’t the whole point of this decentralized scheme to escape this kind of bureaucratic control? To get away from the leeches demanding your papers at every turn?
But no, here I am, jumping through their hoops, trying to buy something perfectly legal with my own damn money. Pharmaceuticals. Yet every time I go to make the purchase, I’m greeted by these demands. And don’t even get me started on Strike—what a joke. I give them everything they ask for, every piece of verification, and they come back with the vaguest response: ‘Couldn’t verify you.’ That’s it. No explanation, no way to fix it. Just a brick wall. It’s maddening.
Posted by FlyOld3848
3 Comments
Look if there is a BTC ATM near where you leave, those don’t require any ID to buy crypto.
>What in the hell happened to all this so-called decentralization?
Bitcoin is less decentralized if it does not include regulated onramps as that is another option. Centralized exchanges are a subset of many options to get bitcoin . Other ways include buying p2p , buying in a DEX,using an atm , getting btc as a gift or selling a good or service for btc or mining bitcoin.
You mentioned Euros , and than strike. Strike really isn’t available in europe as you can see
https://strike.me/faq/where-is-strike-available-wr/
Are you trying to buy without ID or Buy with ID ?
Without ID will typically be slightly more difficult and more expensive
many people visit atms that only require sms verification(free sms sites exist) for smaller amounts in this list – https://coinatmradar.com/
Other options are any way that doesn’t require verification like this list –
https://github.com/cointastical/P2P-Trading-Exchanges
https://learn.robosats.com/ or https://bisq.network/
are both popular
If you are fine to use your ID , than in europe coinbase and kraken are popular options. Its hard to give you specific advice as I have no idea where you ID is located.
Check kycnot.me