- With KYCNOT.ME, I hope to provide people with trustworthy alternatives for buying, exchanging, trading, and using cryptocurrencies
- without having to disclose their identity, thus preserving the right to privacy. I want to help preserve the original
+ With KYCNOT.ME, I hope to provide people with trustworthy alternatives for buying, exchanging, trading, and
+ using cryptocurrencies
+ without having to disclose their identity, thus preserving the right to privacy. I want to help preserve the
+ original
ethos of cryptocurrencies.
@@ -150,28 +150,24 @@
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
- HSBC scandal,
- Nordea
+ HSBC
+ scandal,
+ Nordea
or
- Swedbank
+ Swedbank
are just some examples.
- Chainalysis found that only 0.34% of the transaction volume with cryptocurrencies in 2023 was attributable to criminal
- activity. Bitcoin's share of this is significantly lower with 25%. Illicit transactions with Euros accounted for 1% of
- the EU's GDP or €110 billion in 2010. [1][2]
+ Chainalysis found that only 0.34% of the transaction volume with cryptocurrencies in 2023 was attributable to
+ criminal
+ activity. Bitcoin's share of this is significantly lower with 25%. Illicit transactions with Euros accounted
+ for 1% of
+ the EU's GDP or €110 billion in 2010. [1][2]
KYC only affects small individuals like you and me. It is an annoying
@@ -194,7 +190,7 @@
why only Bitcoin and Monero?
Bitcoin: it's the initial spark of the decentralized money.
- A solid project with a strong community. It is the most well-known and widespread cryptocurrency.
+ A solid project with a strong community. It is the most well-known and widespread cryptocurrency.
Monero: if digital cash was to exist, it should be like
@@ -212,7 +208,8 @@
The scoring algorithm is open source,
- pull requests to improve it are welcome.
- It runs once every hour, meaning scores cannot be manually modified since they will be recalculated by the algorithm hourly. You can visit
- a service's score breakdown to see how it is calculated.
+
The scoring algorithm is open source,
+ pull requests to improve it are welcome.
+ It runs once every hour, meaning scores cannot be manually modified since they will be recalculated by the
+ algorithm hourly. You can visit
+ a service's score breakdown to see how it is
+ calculated.
+
order
@@ -341,7 +342,9 @@
terms of service auto-reviews
- KYCnot.me features an AI-powered tool that automatically reviews Terms of Service (ToS) for all the different services. It breaks down the ToS content, highlights the main points, and translates them into easy-to-understand language, aiming to simplify the comprehension of any service's ToS.
+ KYCnot.me features an AI-powered tool that automatically reviews Terms of Service (ToS) for all the different
+ services. It breaks down the ToS content, highlights the main points, and translates them into
+ easy-to-understand language, aiming to simplify the comprehension of any service's ToS.
@@ -350,7 +353,8 @@
- Important note: The automated tool generally delivers reliable and solid results. But it might flag false positives or irrelevant lines, if you find something's off, please contact me.
+ Important note: The automated tool generally delivers reliable and solid results. But it might flag false
+ positives or irrelevant lines, if you find something's off, please contact me.
Due to past misuse and difficulties in managing, I've decided to remove direct instant
- messaging/email contacts. If you have any queries or concerns, connect with me on any of the listed social media platforms below.
+ messaging/email contacts. If you have any queries or concerns, connect with me on any of the listed social media
+ platforms below.
- For confidential communication, please reach out via the specified platforms and I can provide my email, matrix, xmpp, threema or a SimpleX link.
+ For confidential communication, please reach out via the specified platforms and I can provide my email, matrix,
+ xmpp, threema or a SimpleX link.
Each service has a dedicated comments section. The comments are suppored
- by Matrix, an open network for secure,
- decentralised communication, thanks to Cactus.
+ by Matrix, an open network for secure,
+ decentralised communication, thanks to Cactus.
- To comment on a service's page, you just need a Matrix account. This method gives users full control over who hosts their data. Users can log in using any Matrix server they choose.
+ To comment on a service's page, you just need a Matrix account. This method gives users full control over who hosts
+ their data. Users can log in using any Matrix server they choose.
- You can read and post comments in your browser, or continue the conversation using any other Matrix client. Comment sections are accesible from any homeserver on the Matrix network.
+ You can read and post comments in your browser, or continue the conversation using any other Matrix client.
+ Comment sections are accesible from any homeserver on the Matrix network.
-
The source code for the web client is LGPLv3 licensed, and the backend service is AGPLv3 licensed.
+
The source code for the web
+ client is LGPLv3 licensed, and the backend service is AGPLv3 licensed.
@@ -637,7 +600,7 @@
KYCNOT.me does not have trackers and never will. It does not make any
third party connections from the frontend. No user data of any kind is
- collected. A "no-referrer" policy is enforced. Tor and I2P sites are available
+ collected. A "no-referrer" policy is enforced. Tor and I2P sites are available
(check the footer).
@@ -652,7 +615,9 @@
Service Requests: The Proof-Of-Work captcha, that I coded myself, needs
- JavaScript for the verfication. It is an open-source 2.5kb javascript function.
+ JavaScript for the verfication. It is an open-source
+ 2.5kb javascript function.
Comments: The comment section on each of the services, needs
@@ -678,9 +643,7 @@