Topic: No KYC is required during Epiphany Airdrop to 'KYC required' after Airdrop (Read 486 times)
November 07, 2018, 10:19:43 AM
Very sad to hear that, but yesterday I also experienced the same thing, I followed the airdrop program soom initially the cyc was not given, but after the airdrop will be distributed kyc is needed which becomes a problem only available in 4 countries, my country is not included
November 07, 2018, 09:58:57 AM
Only people afraid of KYC are the scammers. Then they use 100’s of fake accounts to complain about it on SNS/BCT. Unannounced KYC is the best way to catch scammers and real bounty hunters should support it. It the only way to protect from scam group with 100’s of accounts stea all the bounty bounty.
They allready had phone verification and Google Authenticator.
In combination with IPadres check, this seems sufficient to filter cheaters.
So why also do KYC?
November 07, 2018, 03:29:59 AM
you should already know that there is no such thing as "free" in the world. so things such as "airdrop" has never been actually free even though it may look like it at first!
what they do is that they are actually "using" you to make money. you are working for them by spreading the word and freely advertising while getting some useless token they created out of thin air and they call that "Free".
these token creators want to make more money. and to do that they usually use KYC to pretend they are legitimate so that more people are fooled and invest in their token so that they can make more money. sometimes they also use KYC as an excuse to get your private information and then sell it on the dark market for more money!
So projects do KYC to seem like a legitimate project?! that makes little sense. Most people in bounty and airdrops are not from industrialized nations, so their KYC information is of no value to resell. Sound like "fake news". Try making a fake passport with someone from Bangladesh KYC info and see if you still dont get searched at customs. In your entire commentary you failed to even consider that dev with skills to make bot to scam airdrops is possible. Humm... what they do is that they are actually "using" you to make money. you are working for them by spreading the word and freely advertising while getting some useless token they created out of thin air and they call that "Free".
these token creators want to make more money. and to do that they usually use KYC to pretend they are legitimate so that more people are fooled and invest in their token so that they can make more money. sometimes they also use KYC as an excuse to get your private information and then sell it on the dark market for more money!
November 07, 2018, 03:17:49 AM
you should already know that there is no such thing as "free" in the world. so things such as "airdrop" has never been actually free even though it may look like it at first!
what they do is that they are actually "using" you to make money. you are working for them by spreading the word and freely advertising while getting some useless token they created out of thin air and they call that "Free".
these token creators want to make more money. and to do that they usually use KYC to pretend they are legitimate so that more people are fooled and invest in their token so that they can make more money. sometimes they also use KYC as an excuse to get your private information and then sell it on the dark market for more money!
what they do is that they are actually "using" you to make money. you are working for them by spreading the word and freely advertising while getting some useless token they created out of thin air and they call that "Free".
these token creators want to make more money. and to do that they usually use KYC to pretend they are legitimate so that more people are fooled and invest in their token so that they can make more money. sometimes they also use KYC as an excuse to get your private information and then sell it on the dark market for more money!
November 07, 2018, 02:22:19 AM
I would usually agree to the sentiment of the OP and to the many who agrees but there are things that even the project founders have no control and one of them is the regulations required. I cannot really blame the founders if they want to comply to avoid facing penalties which is going to be detrimental to the project.
November 07, 2018, 02:17:13 AM
it's an outright violation and a clear deception if they ever held an ICO people should not join their bounty campaign because of their habit of changing rules just to favor them, that's the first sign of scam and people should mark this website.
November 07, 2018, 02:09:48 AM
Maybe they did not think that a large of cheater joined their airdrop before so they have asked KYC,. But in my opinion, you should not sell your information to get a few cents.
November 07, 2018, 01:47:54 AM
Epiphany was having an airdrop earlier this year including the following rule:
To complete the referral process, 'Invitees' must pass Google Authorization. No KYC required for Referrals
Now just before withdrawal is available KYC is required for referrals because of this reason:
Every token that we give needs to be KYC approved for AML reasons. Is not just for users trading in our exchange.
It may seems like it's useless to get KYC for small amounts, but this is not our policy, is what we are asked to do.
This doesn't look fair to me. I don't think many people would promote this airdrop if KYC was required before or during the airdrop.
They say that KYC is not their own idea, but they have to because of the law. I can't believe KYC is required for transfering a few free tokens to an ERC-20 wallet.
I was wondering if this is a legit way of having an airdrop
I do not anymore joined in any airdrop. They are a waste of time plus they only get information from you. Now con artist i will say today for allowing KYC for an airdrop not deserving because it is only an airdrop. Most airdrop is worth only a penny and you are lucky if you can get $10 nowadays which is not also deserving for a KYC to any participants participating. To complete the referral process, 'Invitees' must pass Google Authorization. No KYC required for Referrals
Now just before withdrawal is available KYC is required for referrals because of this reason:
Every token that we give needs to be KYC approved for AML reasons. Is not just for users trading in our exchange.
It may seems like it's useless to get KYC for small amounts, but this is not our policy, is what we are asked to do.
This doesn't look fair to me. I don't think many people would promote this airdrop if KYC was required before or during the airdrop.
They say that KYC is not their own idea, but they have to because of the law. I can't believe KYC is required for transfering a few free tokens to an ERC-20 wallet.
I was wondering if this is a legit way of having an airdrop
November 07, 2018, 01:43:25 AM
Its definitely not, if from the beginning the project told the participants or investors about the kyc then its okay, but this is like manipulation, after collected some funds then they decided the kyc, the project either try to scam or the developers are not professional at all, as we know some investors are against kyc, its one of the thing that they search before invest
November 07, 2018, 01:31:55 AM
All regulations are from the project side, including whether or not to conduct KYC!
I will not participate in any KYC airdrops because I think this will reveal my privacy!
I will not participate in any KYC airdrops because I think this will reveal my privacy!
November 07, 2018, 01:25:10 AM
I still cant believe people are still taking part in airdrop when what you will earn will probably be used as a transfer fee. well I think hunter should know that alot of project play game this day most importantly when they realized they are giving too much coin for free and in most cases this is what you see. as new rules which wasnt part of the agreement at the start will be introduced. this will make some hunter not qualify to get their token when they do not want to do kyc.
November 07, 2018, 01:02:01 AM
That's too bad, I mean they didn't say it in the beginning, so why are they changing this tune. And for bounty hunters, if you're not comfortable giving out your personal information then there's no need for you to submit it and just ignored and totally forget about this airdrop, its not worth, just saying.
November 07, 2018, 01:00:02 AM
So far, no ICO team has shown who and how they are asked to conduct a KYC check against participants in the ICO generosity campaign. It is one thing to require such an inspection from investors who invest their money in ICO projects, and another thing from people who will advertise their project and with whom they will pay for their services
November 07, 2018, 12:52:57 AM
I am also of the same opinion that KYC is not required. Sometimes you pass the verification, and you do not give tokens. So here. Therefore, I would recommend to create projects without verification, and to protect them, do not do anything else.
November 07, 2018, 12:46:11 AM
I think this is quite normal, and there are countless such projects. You participate in their game, you should accept their rules, and they are the ones who can change the rules. You ask fair? I think it's unfair when you join.
I also support ICO projects that have bounty programs and airdrops that they require us to KYC, thus reducing fraud and some people exploiting non-KYC Bounty programs to change their wallet address very much. . I would like ICO projects to have a bounty program that requires KYC. November 07, 2018, 12:41:01 AM
in bounty something like that also happened. but because many failed during the Kyc verification process, it was finally canceled. something like that usually happens when the team will try a new system in the launch and distribution of tokens.
November 07, 2018, 12:31:57 AM
All these people crying about KYC are conviniently avoiding the fact that THERE ARE SPAMMERS WITH 1000's OF ACCOUNTS....
If we get the scammers out by KYC then airdrops for real people will be worth something!!
If we get the scammers out by KYC then airdrops for real people will be worth something!!
November 07, 2018, 12:28:10 AM
why do you need Kyc for Airdrop while it's only a promotion and the price of coins that get from Airdrop is not too expensive. kyc is only needed for investors, not for bounty hunters who participate in Airdrop.
November 07, 2018, 12:18:38 AM
to airdrop with KYC, I am not so sure. the result of the airdrop owns quite a lot of doubt because even among those not big and not even worth paying. When these need KYC is certainly hard to believe if it can promise the airdrop or only way to steal the identity only.
November 07, 2018, 12:07:08 AM
Airdrops tend to be kind of useless. Almost always you end up with too few tokens to even make it worthwhile to sell them. However if you create robots to sign up multiple accounts then it becomes quite an earner which is why we see so many of the airdrops now asking for KYC.
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