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these exchanges. Moreover, most of these exchanges are centralized, these exchanges. Moreover, most of these exchanges are centralized,
meaning that users do not own their keys. In short, this implies that meaning that users do not own their keys. In short, this implies that
the cryptocurrencies belong to the exchange and not the user. These the cryptocurrencies belong to the exchange and not the user. These
requirements contradict the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies. requirements go against the decentralized and self-governed nature of cryptocurrencies.
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
With KYCNOT.ME, I hope to provide people with trustworthy alternatives With KYCNOT.ME, I hope to provide people with trustworthy alternatives
for buying, exchanging, trading, and using cryptocurrencies without for buying, exchanging, trading, and using cryptocurrencies without
having to disclose their identity. This preserves the essence of having to disclose their identity, preserving the original essence of
cryptocurrencies, which is decentralized and self-governed. cryptocurrencies.
</p> </p>
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is what they want you to believe. is what they want you to believe.
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
The truth is that KYC is a threat to our freedom. KYC is a direct The truth is that KYC is a direct
attack on our privacy and puts us in disadvantage against the attack on our privacy and puts us in disadvantage against the
governments. True criminals don't care about KYC policies. True governments. True criminals don't care about KYC policies. True
criminals know perfectly how to avoid such policies. In fact, they criminals know perfectly how to avoid such policies. In fact, they
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</p> </p>
<p> <p>
KYC only affects small individuals like you and me. It is an annoying KYC only affects small individuals like you and me. It is an annoying
procedure that obligates us to hand our personal information to a procedure that forces us to hand our personal information to a
third party in order to buy, use or unlock our funds. We should start third party in order to buy, use or unlock our funds. We should start
boycotting such companies. We should start using decentralized boycotting companies that enforce such practices. We should start using
exchanges and decentralized wallets. We should start using cryptocurrencies as they were intended to be used: without barriers.
cryptocurrencies as they were intended to be used.
</p> </p>
</div> </div>
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<div class="m-2 rounded-xl bg-gray-500/10"> <div class="m-2 rounded-xl bg-gray-500/10">
<h2 id="btcxmr">why only Bitcoin and Monero?</h2> <h2 id="btcxmr">why only Bitcoin and Monero?</h2>
<p> <p>
<strong>Bitcoin</strong>: it is the most well-known cryptocurrency. It's <strong><a target="_blank" rel="no-referrer" href="https://bitcoin.org/en/">Bitcoin</a></strong>: it's the initial spark of the decentralized money.
widespread and has the biggest market capitalization of all A solid project with a strong community. It is the most well-known and widespread cryptocurrency.
cryptocurrencies.
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
<strong>Monero</strong>: if digital cash was to exist, it should be like <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 <a target="_blank" rel="no-referrer" href="https://getmonero.org">Monero</a>. Fungible, private by design, fast and pretty low fees. Also, one
of the oldest cryptocurrencies around. of the oldest cryptocurrencies around with a very active community.
</p> </p>
<p> <p>
No other currencies will be added. Most sites listed here also accept No other currencies will be added. Most sites listed here also accept
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<p> <p>
The listing process is usually slow. I first need to review the service, The listing process is usually slow. I first need to review the service,
read online reviews, gather evidence and history of good reviews / read online reviews, gather evidence and history of good reviews /
opinions, test it myself (i don't always do this), read the terms of opinions, test it myself (i can't always do this), read the terms of
service, privacy policy, etc... service, privacy policy, etc...
</p> </p>
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identify the kind of KYC practices a service may have. There are 4 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 levels going from 0 to 3. The higher the level, the more invasive the
KYC practices are. 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> </p>
<h3 id="scoring">scoring</h3> <h3 id="scoring">scoring</h3>
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still get a high score. still get a high score.
</p> </p>
<p>The scoring algorithm is <a target="_blank" href="https://codeberg.org/pluja/kycnot.me/src/branch/main/src/utils/score.go">open source</a>,
pull requests to improve it are welcome.
It runs once every hour, this means it can't be modified as it will be recalculated
by the algorithm hourly. You can visit
<a href="https://kycnot.me/api/v1/service/localmonero/summary">a service's score breakdown</a>
to see how it is calculated.</p>
<h3 id="order">order</h3> <h3 id="order">order</h3>
<p> <p>
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<p>Only things that <b>require</b> JavaScript to be enabled are:</p> <p>Only things that <b>require</b> JavaScript to be enabled are:</p>
<div class="[&>span]:block space-y-2"> <div class="[&>span]:block space-y-2">
<span> <span>
<b>Requests</b>: The Proof-Of-Work captcha, that I coded myself, needs <b>Service Requests</b>: The Proof-Of-Work captcha, that I coded myself, needs
JavaScript for the verfication. The code is public, and you can read JavaScript for the verfication. The code is public, and you can read
it yourself on the repo. it yourself on the repo.
</span> </span>
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<div class="m-2 rounded-xl bg-gray-500/10"> <div class="m-2 rounded-xl bg-gray-500/10">
<h2 id="sponsored-reviews">sponsored reviews</h2> <h2 id="sponsored-reviews">sponsored reviews</h2>
<p> <p>
You will find some sponsored service reviews on the <a href="https://blog.kycnot.me">kycnot.me blog</a>. These reviews are kept separate from the list, meaning that a service that sponsors a review will not receive any advantage on the list. The scoring algorithm is <a href="https://codeberg.org/pluja/kycnot.me/src/branch/main/src/utils/score.go">open source</a>, it runs once per hour and cannot be tricked to improve a service's score. You can visit <a href="https://kycnot.me/api/v1/service/localmonero/summary">a service's score breakdown</a> to see how it is calculated. Furthermore, services that are tied score-wise are sorted randomly to ensure fairness. You will find some sponsored service reviews on the <a href="https://blog.kycnot.me">kycnot.me blog</a>.
These reviews are kept separate from the list, meaning that a service that sponsors a review will not receive
any advantage on the list. The scoring algorithm is
<a href="https://codeberg.org/pluja/kycnot.me/src/branch/main/src/utils/score.go">open source</a>,
it runs once per hour and cannot be tricked to improve a service's score. You can visit
<a href="https://kycnot.me/api/v1/service/localmonero/summary">a service's score breakdown</a>
to see how it is calculated. Furthermore, services that are tied score-wise are sorted randomly to ensure fairness.
</p> </p>
<p> <p>