The process of identity verification is important for the financial sector, since it helps to track transactions for money laundering. Nevertheless, if you for any reason want to use the services of the exchange, while not specifying personal data when registering, this list is for you.
In most cases, you need to provide a mail address and create a password, after which you can almost immediately start working with the exchange.
Advantages of anonymous exchanges
The process of checking a person's identity on the stock exchange usually involves the sending of personal data, such as name, address, date of birth, photo of yourself with a passport, scans of documents. When can it hurt?
on the exchange may be hacking and leaking information, while third parties can access your personal data and documents (and then, for example, sell them on the black market),
Exchange can transfer your data to state bodies,
dishonest workers can use information.
In addition, the verification of personal information can take a long time and will have to wait before the bidding. Without verification, you can trade right away.
The drawback of such crypto-exchange exchanges is that either higher commissions are placed, or the exchange operates in an underground manner, or restrictions on the amount of funds are imposed on trading activities without confirmation of identity.
Fully anonymous exchanges
These are usually two options:
only crypto-currency trading. Companies that can run Fiat on their site are not so free in their actions.
p2p-platform, where you actually buy from another person, and the playground acts as a guarantor.
BitMEX.com
This is a well-known full-featured exchange with a high volume of trades. Because of anonymity, it can be prohibited in certain countries. Margin trading is available even without verification.
Identity check: Normally not required. Nevertheless, according to the user agreement, BitMEX reserves the right to request identity documents with photos of customers at any time
For registration: mail, password, country of residence
Supported currencies: only BTC and altcoyins
Trading commission: 0.0-0.25%
The conclusion is free
Magnr.com
This exchange appeared in 2014, rebranding BTC.sx. It is located in London and has a license there.
Identity verification: not required, there is no such option in the account
To register: mail, password, name, address
Supported currencies: BTC only
Trading commission: 0.45%
Conclusion 0.2%
Cryptopia.co.nz
Completely anonymous accounts are not allowed in Cryptopia, but you can use an email address without a name created for this purpose specifically to become a user of level 1. This allows you to trade with the BTC with a withdrawal limit of 5000 USD.
The exchange has many trading pairs, but the volume of trading is not very large. Although recently Cryptopia is increasingly mentioned.
Identity check: not required
For registration: mail, password, user
Supported currencies: BTC and many altcoys
Trading commission: 0.2%
Conclusion: only the network commission
LiveCoin.net
The identity verification process is not mentioned on the website, but is written to Bitcointalk. It is only necessary for those users who plan to use bank transfers to make a deposit.
Identity verification: not conditionally required
For registration: mail, password, user
Supported currencies: BTC. altcoins, euro, dollar, ruble
Commission for trade: 0.2%, varies from trading volumes
Conclusion: for Fiat high commission (and for input too), 0.0005 BTC and own for each altcoin.
Whaleclub.co
Whaleclub is a broker that is designed for completely anonymous trading, where there are no restrictions on the amount of input. It also positions itself as a stock exchange without commissions.
Identity check: not required
For registration: mail, password, user
Supported currencies: BTC, DASH, ETH, LTC, XMR
Commission for trade: no, high for margin trading
Conclusion: commission 0.001 BTC, no restrictions
EtherDelta.com
This decentralized exchange, where you work through MetaMask, do not store funds on the servers of the exchange itself. Accordingly, no authorization or confirmation of identity is needed. The same principle is used by other similar exchanges. Your funds are concluded in an intellectual contract in such a way that you and only you can deposit / withdraw / exchange.
Almost everything is free, only gas is taken for smart contracts and 0.3% from the buyer (tax for reducing liquidity).
Bittrex.com *
Bittrex is not intended for anonymous trading because it requires a full name and address when registering. However, at the beginning, passport photos are not requested. But keep in mind that using incorrect data during registration makes verification later impossible. In addition, they can request a photo of the passport at any time (according to the Agreement).
Identity check: conditionally not required, needed for margin trading
For registration: mail, password, name, country of residence, date of birth
Supported currencies: BTC, altcoins (+ USD to BTC)
Trading commission: 0.25%
Conclusion: 1 BTC limit for the base account
There are a number of exchanges where you can trade without verification on the base account: Bitfinex.com, SimpleFX.com, HitBTC.com and others. But most likely, such an opportunity will be reduced.
p2p-exchangers
Currently, there are two main platforms on the market that allow you to trade bitcoins p2p. You can buy and sell crypto currency directly from individuals. You can save the profile blank and do not share personal information during the purchasing process.
LocalBitcoins - ID verification process is optional. To register, you must specify an email address. Some sellers can demand from you personally. Plus, when transferring to cards from a card, the buyer / seller can get some information about you. Commission 1%. By the same principle works LocalMonero and LocalEthereum.
Paxful.com - Account setup is simple. You can enter mail only during the purchase. Users can confirm their phone number and activate SMS alerts. The minimum entry amount is 0.001 BTC, a commission of 1% of any sale.
Also anonymous to buy / sell can be via telegrams: BTC, ETH, LTC, DASH, BCH. And to trade in couples to crypto-currencies, to participate in auctions through this bot.
