I have not really bought any bitcoin in a while, i have been mostly trading this last year. but i have been trying to buy today from localbitcoins and bittylicious and it has been a real challenge. they want photos of me holding cards on localbitcoins and on bitty they need about 4 different forms of id, what is going on.
this is seriously restrictive to anyone wanting to get into bitcoin, like its meant to be pseudonymous but if the gate ways into bitcoin dont allow that people will be put off.
In my own thought maybe buying of bitcoin is hard and uneasy because its depend on which country did you come from,but here in my country even if we belong in the third world poorest country you can buy a bitcoin without restricting and having photos with holding a cards,as what you said in your experience,mostly that things you doing is like a kyc of your own and that things they doing can make us feeling anoyed and unpleasant.this is seriously restrictive to anyone wanting to get into bitcoin, like its meant to be pseudonymous but if the gate ways into bitcoin dont allow that people will be put off.