KYC is a Privacy Nightmare
Think handing over your personal info to buy bitcoin is harmless? Think again.
KYC isn’t about “safety” it’s a ticking time bomb. Breaches are happening daily, and your identity is the prize. Don't put yourself at risk. 🧵
Grafton (Disco)
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- KYC is NEVER just 5 minutes. It's a lifetime of surveillance. Every time you KYC, you're betting that company will never leak your information. Current success rate of that bet: 0% DELETE EXCHANGES use @vexl
- In the shadows of communist-era Czechoslovakia, a quiet rebellion was underway. Whispers, quick handshakes, and a single word — “vexl” — were the tools of trade for the veksláci, the underground currency traders who defied a broken system. 🧵1/10
- One of the best things about bitcoin is the folks you meet along the way.
- Satoshi Nakamoto vibes are strong with this one. Another bad ass Satoshi spotted in a @vexl T-shirt. #weareallsatoshi
- So you want to buy bitcoin? Friends don’t let friends KYC. Stop normalizing it. Use bitcoin as it was intended.
00:00 - 🧵 Just got back from @btchelevent and holy shit, what a weekend. Left sweaty Prague for cool Helsinki and walked into a conference that reminded me why Bitcoin events never get old. Different vibes, same magic. 1/13
- Cash isn’t dead. It’s being murdered. And we’re letting it happen. But here’s the thing: Cash is the last truly private way to pay. And once it’s gone, so is your financial freedom. A thread 🧵👇 1/11
- If your journey into bitcoin starts with uploading your passport, I’m afraid you took a wrong turn.
- you want bitcoin coinbase wants your passport kraken wants your selfie binance wants your bank account your friend has bitcoin they want cash you have cash you want bitcoin download vexl meet at cafe trade in 5 minutes no forms no photos no bullshit just bitcoin the way satoshi
- Last weekend @coinjoined and I spent the day in the park with @peterktodd, filming peer-to-peer bitcoin convos on rollercoasters 🎢⚡ 100 reposts = @slush lets us expense the tickets. Episode 1 kicks off with us roasting @peterktodd for that tweet he got paid for… in Solana 🤮
00:00 - Every bitcoin that never touches an exchange is a small victory for human freedom.








