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.

  • Omega_Haxors@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1013·
    8 months ago

    Reconsider. Crypto has been outed as a scam for almost a decade now. If something requires it, it’s absolutely a scam.

    • shortwavesurfer@monero.townEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      This is absolutely not true. Are there scams? Sure. But there are plenty of legitimate businesses that use crypto. Take Proton, Kagi, Gratuitas, and Travala as just a few examples.

    • rambos@lemm.ee
      11·
      8 months ago

      Im no expert and Im not trying to protect crypto, but this is bullshit. Its a wild market and there is a lot of scam going around it. Its like saying ebay or aliexpress is absolutely a scam. Im owning crypto for 8 years and while I did experience a scam (nicehash), most of the experience was not like that. Was mining, trading, bought loads of appliances and computer components, withdrawals…

      Dont have a good suggestion for OP tho, but maybe local forums have trade topics where you can find a seller and meet them in person. Its been much easier 5 years ago, but seems like almost everyone is asking for ID nowdays

      • Omega_Haxors@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        8 months ago

        There are two people, those who think bitcoin is a scam and those who benefit from the scam.

        • rambos@lemm.ee
          13·
          8 months ago

          Hehe, I like your theory, but here is mine:

          There are two people, those who bought bitcoin and those who didnt. Who ever bought it, made a profit because bitcoin is at all time high price right now 🙃

          • Omega_Haxors@lemmy.mlEnglish
            21·
            8 months ago

            If you’re asking me if i’m jealous the answer is no: why would I be jealous of someone who isn’t allowed 6 feet around a school?

        • glowie@h4x0r.host
          25·
          8 months ago

          I suggest reading this article and jump to the “WHAT ABOUT BITCOIN?” section, which explains this concept of their differences.

          • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
            31·
            8 months ago

            What a garbage piece of advertising. Bitcoin isn’t cryptocurrency because it’s better than those other cryptocurrencies. LOL.

            • glowie@h4x0r.host
              11·
              8 months ago

              Bitcoin is not a Venture Capitalist controlled, pseudo-decentralized scam. There is no CEO. The rest of crypto are all scams or were built to “fix” a utility that didn’t need fixing. Only the money supply and its ownership needed fixing, which is why Bitcoin was created as a permissionless, immutable, decentralized, and deflationary currency. Unlike all fiats, which have been grossly debased in recent years through manipulation by bankers.

              • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
                21·
                8 months ago

                Please explain how bitcoin is not a cryptocurrency.

                You’re just arguing it’s a better cryptocurrency.

                • glowie@h4x0r.host
                  1·
                  8 months ago

                  No, you’re still missing the point. Bitcoin is the only one that was built out of a self-less, cypherpunk cause, to allow the dismantling of central banker’s grasp on people’s financial sovereignty. The crypto that spun up after bitcoin are all garbage, save for maybe Monero.