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Re: KYC propagation beyond my ownership
by
teosanru
on 02/07/2023, 16:27:30 UTC
Hi all,

Sorry for the confusing title. I'll try to explain:

What if I buy some KYC Bitcoin through an exchange and then move it to a wallet. And then, let's say I either give some of that Bitcoin to someone else (maybe a charity or a friend), or use it to buy something (maybe a used car off Craigslist). At this point, from my perspective, I no longer own that Bitcoin (i.e. it is "beyond my ownership"). But now what if the person who now "owns" that Bitcoin uses it for some illegal purpose? I would have no knowledge of that transaction, but my KYC has "propagated" to the new owner. If that transaction were to be traced, assuming it hadn't been linked with KYC transactions with the new owner's identity, I would still be the last owner of the transaction from a chain analysis perspective, right? This is not something I've heard discussed before (but admittedly I'm new hear). Seems like a risk.

Thoughts?

Thanks.
A very interesting question not only because there is a no visibility in the area but also you can be an easy scapegoat in such cases. answer to this question doesn't exist at all because even the law itself doesn't properly exists. Obviously in this scenario you'll be considered as the culprit but if you have proofs showing that these are genuine transaction bonafide which you made in good faith I don't think you have anything to worry here.