Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on January 23, 2021, 02:13:15 AM

What a nightmare. Any possibility of buying a pre-paid mastercard or similar with bitcoin and using that instead?

Yeah not possible either. motherfucking cunts.

Quote from: figmentofmyass on January 23, 2021, 09:34:15 PM

Quote from: DaveF on January 23, 2021, 01:49:51 PM

As an interesting point. If you have the BitPay Mastercard you already gave them all the info they need about you.
So, if you have wanted to ability to spend crypto with a card, and get cash back at some places like I discussed in another post about the card, then you have already KYCd yourself to them.

Same with a lot of gift cards, if you use an app to redeem them for anything.

Think about it, I go to Bitrefill to get myself a DunkinDonuts card, if I add it to my app to order my coffee and donut then I have KYCd myself. If the government is looking for me it's just and extra step they have to go though. Same with Chipolte, T-Mobile, or just about any other card you get.

it depends on the app. if you're loading amazon gift cards onto your account, then yes, you've generally already been KYC'd. you're tied to a physical address and likely have registered other payment methods that can identify you.

lots of other retail apps (target, starbucks, chipotle etc)---dare i say, most---collect various PII from your device i'm sure, but they don't require any personal information to load and pay with gift cards. if you use them only in brick-and-mortar stores like cash and do not link your app/account to a physical address or payment methods, i don't think you've KYC'd yourself.

Yeah but usually when you buy gift cards, you don't give out your address/Identication documents(Passport/drivers license etc), so you aren't fully KYC'd, no? Sure, it is possible to find out some information with your name etc, but not everything. It is a gamble at the end of the day.