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<h2 class="font-bold text-lime-400">why kycnot.me?</h2>
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<p>Cryptocurrencies were created to revolutionize the way we pay for goods and services, aiming to eliminate
reliance on centralized entities such as banks and governments that control our economy.</p>
<p>Exchanges that enforce KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) rules operate similarly to
traditional banks. Users are required to provide identification, such as a photo of their ID, to use these
exchanges. Moreover, most of these exchanges are centralized, meaning that users do not own their keys. In
short, this implies that the cryptocurrencies belong to the exchange and not the user. These requirements
<p>Exchanges that enforce KYC (Know Your Customer) and AML (Anti-Money Laundering) rules operate similarly
to
traditional banks. Users are required to provide identification, such as a photo of their ID, to use
these
exchanges. Moreover, most of these exchanges are centralized, meaning that users do not own their keys.
In
short, this implies that the cryptocurrencies belong to the exchange and not the user. These
requirements
contradict the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies.</p>
<p>With KYCNOT.ME, I hope to provide people with trustworthy alternatives for buying, exchanging, trading, and
<p>With KYCNOT.ME, I hope to provide people with trustworthy alternatives for buying, exchanging, trading,
and
using cryptocurrencies without having to disclose their identity. This preserves the essence of
cryptocurrencies, which is decentralized and self-governed.</p>
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<h2 class="font-bold text-lime-400">what is KYC?</h2>
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<h2 class="font-bold text-lime-400">what's KYC?</h2>
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<p><strong>KYC</strong> stands for <strong>"Know Your Customer"</strong>, a process designed to
protect financial institutions against fraud, corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing. Or at
protect financial institutions against fraud, corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing.
Or at
least this is what they want you to believe.</p>
<p>The truth is that KYC is a threat to our freedom. KYC is a direct attack on our privacy and puts us in
disadvantage against the governments. True criminals don't care about KYC policies. True criminals know
perfectly how to avoid such policies. In fact, they normally use the FIAT system and don't even need to
<p>The truth is that KYC is a threat to our freedom. KYC is a direct attack on our privacy and puts us
in
disadvantage against the governments. True criminals don't care about KYC policies. True criminals
know
perfectly how to avoid such policies. In fact, they normally use the FIAT system and don't even need
to
use cryptocurrencies. Banks are the biggest money launders, the <a
href="https://www.reuters.com/business/hsbc-fined-85-mln-anti-money-laundering-failings-2021-12-17/">HSBC
scandal</a>, <a
href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nordea-bnk-moneylaundering-idUSKCN1QL11S">Nordea</a> or <a
href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nordea-bnk-moneylaundering-idUSKCN1QL11S">Nordea</a> or
<a
href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-moneylaundering-swedbank/swedbank-hit-with-record-386-million-fine-over-baltic-money-laundering-breaches-idUSKBN2163LU">Swedbank</a>
are just some examples.</p>
<p>KYC only affects small individuals like you and me. It is an annoying procedure that obligates us to hand our
personal information to a third party in order to buy, use or unlock our funds. We should start boycotting
such companies. We should start using decentralized exchanges and decentralized wallets. We should start
<p>KYC only affects small individuals like you and me. It is an annoying procedure that obligates us to
hand our
personal information to a third party in order to buy, use or unlock our funds. We should start
boycotting
such companies. We should start using decentralized exchanges and decentralized wallets. We should
start
using cryptocurrencies as they were intended to be used.</p>
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<h3 id="other-acronyms-of-interest">Other acronyms of interest</h3>
<h3 id="other-acronyms-of-interest">other acronyms of interest</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>AML</strong>: Anti-Money Laundering</li>
<li><strong>CFT</strong>: Combating the Financing of Terrorism</li>
<li><strong>SoF</strong>: Source of Funds</li>
<li><strong>ToS</strong>: Terms of Service</li>
</ul>
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<h2 id="why-only-bitcoin-and-monero-">why only Bitcoin and Monero?</h2>
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<p><strong>Bitcoin</strong>: it is the most well-known cryptocurrency. It's widespread and has the biggest
market capitalization of all cryptocurrencies.</p>
<p><strong>Monero</strong>: if digital cash was to exist, it should be like Monero. Fungible, private by design,
<p><strong>Monero</strong>: if digital cash was to exist, it should be like Monero. Fungible, private by
design,
fast and pretty low fees. Also, one of the oldest cryptocurrencies around.</p>
<p>No other currencies will be added. Most sites listed here also accept other cryptocurrencies, such as
Ethereum or Litecoin.</p>
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<h2 id="listings">Listings</h2>
<h3 id="request">Request</h3>
<p>You can request a new listing by visiting the <a href="/request">Request</a> page.</p>
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<h2 id="listings">listings</h2>
<h3 id="request">request</h3>
<p>You can request a new listing by visiting the <a href="/request/service">Request</a> page.</p>
<h3 id="attributes">what is an attribute?</h3>
<p>An attribute is a feature that a service has. An attribute can be either good, a warning, bad or
informational. Attributes are not limited, the list of attributes will grow if needed, you can see a
full list of the attributes available on the Attributes page.</p>
<p>You can click on any point to see a detailed description of what it means. The point page also shows all
the listings that have that point. This is also a useful way to find listings that have a specific
feature.</p>
<h3 id="search">search</h3>
<p>Filtering services in kycnot.me is very easy. In the main page, you will see 3 possible filters:</p>
<ul>
<li><b>Type filter</b>: Lets you choose between seeing all the listings (default), only exchanges, or
only services.</li>
<li><b>Search bar</b>: The search bar is the most powerful filter. You can use it to perform a full-text
search on the listings. The search will look for the text you enter in the name, description,
keywords and category. The search is not case-sensitive.</li>
<li><b>Currency filter</b>: Lets you choose between seeing all the listings (default), only listings
that accept a certain currency. If you choose more than one option, it will show all the listings
that accept all of the selected currencies.</li>
</ul>
<h3 id="scoring">scoring</h3>
<p>Each listing has a score that is calculated based on the attributes that it has. The score does not
reflect how good an exchange is overall, but it seeks to give a score in relation to its KYC practices.
An exchange could have an awful UI/UX, but if it is very NO-KYC friendly, it will still get a high
score.</p>
<h3 id="order">order</h3>
<p>The listings are sorted in a decreasing order by score. For listings that share the same score (tie), the
order is random every time within that score range.</p>
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<h2 id="tos">terms of service auto-reviews</h2>
<p>KYCnot.me offers an automated tool that reviews the Terms of Service (ToS) for various services. This
tool utilizes AI models to analyze the ToS text, extracting key points and presenting them in simple,
plain English. The aim is to make understanding the ToS for any service easier and more straightforward.
</p>
<p>For this, I am using OpenAI's GPT4-turbo model, which proved to be the most reliable and provides the
best results.</p>
<p><b>Important note:</b> This automated tool is not perfect, it may detect false positives, or non-relevant
lines. But, overall, it returns reliable and good results.</p>
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<h2 id="levels">kyc Levels</h2>
<p>
KYCnot.me has a KYC level system. These levels allow you to quickly identify the kind of KYC practices a
service may have. There are 4 levels going from 0 to 3. The higher the level, the more invasive the KYC
practices are. <b>You can click on the level on the service page to see a detailed description of what
it means.</b>
</p>
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<h2 id="verification">verification</h2>
<p>You will see that some services show a double blue tick. This means that the service has been tested
personally by me.</p>
<p>To check the service, I make a trade on the site, or test the service manually. With this, I can verify
that the service does not perform KYC practices on regular basis, and that it is not a scam, at least at
the time of the verification.</p>
<p>These checks are done randomly and without prior notice to the service. For this reason, and as the list
is in constant growth, not all services have been verified yet and it takes me some time to verify them.
</p>
<p>A verified service does not mean that the service is safe to use blindly, it just means that at the time
of the verification, the service was not performing KYC practices on regular basis, and that it was not
a scam. It is still recommended to do your own research before using any service.</p>
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<h2 id="comments">(nostr) comments</h2>
<p>Each service has a dedicated comments article. The comments are suppored by <a
href="https://usenostr.org">Nostr</a>, a decentralized structured data sharing protocol used to
build social networks.</p>
<p><a href="https://usenostr.org" target="_blank">> Visit this page for a simple and quick introduction to
Nostr.</a></p>
<p>To comment on a service's page, you just need a Nostr private key and a secure <a
href="https://github.com/aljazceru/awesome-nostr#nip-07-browser-extensions" target="_blank">nostr
siging extension (nip-07)</a> for logging in. I recommend using <a href="https://getalby.com/"
target="_blank">Alby</a> or <a href="https://github.com/fiatjaf/nos2x" target="_blank">nos2x</a></p>
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