Most of the people don't like having mandatory KYC on exchanges, but we understand it may be needed for trading larger amounts of coins sometimes.
In ideal world there would be no kyc whatsoever, but we know that is not possible with current global economic system.
One interesting website I found is dedicated for listing of exchanges and services with no mandatory kyc.
Supported coins are Bitcoin and Monero.
website:
https://kycnot.me/github:
https://github.com/pluja/kycnotcodeberg:
https://codeberg.org/pluja/kycnot.meCryptocurrencies are meant to make a change on the way we pay and exchange goods. They are made to untie the dependency between the users (customers) and the centralized entities that are in control (law enforced) of our economy (eg. Banks, FED, etc.).
KYC and AML exchanges are the most common nowadays, they act excactly like a bank when using their wallets (most newbies or "traders" do so). You (usally) don't own any private key, so the funds aren't fully yours, they custody your keys (if there are any keys that belong to you). They also require you to identify yourself in order to operate there (eg. photo of your ID). All of this together goes against the most valuable benefits of cryptocurrencies.
With KYCNOT.ME I want to make it easier for people to find trustworthy ways to buy, exchange, trade and use cryptos without needing to identify themselves, and preserving the decentralized and self-governed essence of Cryptocurrencies.
source: https://kycnot.me/However they did list LocalBitcoins, and I think you now need kyc for using that now, but alternative LocalCryptos does not ask for kyc.
I also can't see Kucoin exchange on the list.
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Also adding here is the list from Jameson Lopp website:
https://www.lopp.net/bitcoin-information/buying-earning.htmlhttps://github.com/distribuyed/index/blob/master/README.mdNOTE:
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