It seems like everywhere is asking for my ID multiple times and there are multiple international companies involved.

I thought the whole point of blockchain was decentralised so why can’t I just buy btc without jumping through a thousand hoops?!?

I tried using bisq but it seems more geared towards traders and you need btc to buy btc :(

any help would be appreciated.

  • Deckweiss@lemmy.world
    61·
    10 months ago

    All the people here are talking around the bush.

    Nobody mentions a solution.

    One that worked for me is mycelium . It has multiple ways for exchanging crypto, one of them is a local personal market. (Balance > Buy/Sell bitcoin > Mycelium Marketplace)

    But the rates are obviously worse than the regulated market, where you have to jump through hoops. But that is also in the app.

  • FeelThePower@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    51·
    10 months ago

    The only real option in this case would be to use an unregulated wallet through person-to-person exchanges which would inherently carry more risks than a normal regulated market. Not my area of expertise however so I’m not sure where you’d start, sorry.

  • ninjaturtle@lemmy.todayEnglish
    52·
    10 months ago

    Unfortunately you probably won’t find any place to really buy it anonymously. If you have some crypto already you can buy some but without it, you will have to go through some broker.

    In the US, know your customer is a big thing so you have to ID yourself before you can buy from the more legitimate companies.

        • Chakravanti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          10 months ago

          I am not in any way advertising dope but the operation on the DNM over it is just fantastic evidence at how fucking solidly successful at being as properly encrypted Open Source cryptocurrency doing what it says it does and is.

  • §ɦṛɛɗɗịɛ ßịⱺ𝔩ⱺɠịᵴŧ@lemmy.mlEnglish
    41·
    10 months ago

    Best bet will be to purchase Monero (XMR) anonymously, it’s literally designed to be anonymous, then swap it into BTC. You’ll then want a hard wallet to keep it secure until you have a reason to transfer it. Ledger is a decent option for a hard wallet, just be sure it’s paid for in the XMR you bought anonymously or the BTC you swapped for XMR. NanoS is my recommendation for the specific wallet, but the tricky part will be getting it shipped to you anonymously as you CAN’T trust a used hard wallet.

  • Gooey0210@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    10 months ago

    Cash is op

    How do I buy crypto? I know a lot of freelancers/digital nomads that get their salary in crypto, and I exchange it for them

    • Sup3rlativ3@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      10 months ago

      If I could use cash I would. The sad reality is that they expect us to be a cashless society within 10 years

      • delirious_owl
        3·
        10 months ago

        That will never happen. Lots of cities have made it illegal for businesses to not accept cash.

        There will always be a population of consumers who are not able to open bank accounts. And there will always be companies looking to take their cash.