Or are there countries where IDs and maybe phone numbers are required before making purchases physically? Imagine how strange it would be to present your ID before buying or selling in physical world. Not sure I've ever been required to present ID before buying or selling, even physical foreign currencies offline. The kyc phenomenon seems to be peculiar to online world and bank transactions.
I think human right to privacy shouldn't be violated in anyway unless the human is involved in serious crimes or some suspicious activities. And even when ID becomes necessary, it should be handled with care to prevent it from going into the wrong hands.
By the way, the kyc issues could make thriving online economically alot difficult for people in certain remote places who probably prefer to have little to zero contact with modern world. This are the kind of people crypto would be more suitable for, unfortunately they will be denied access to lots of cryptocurrency exchanges in existence today.
You are completely wrong. I've been into casinos and betting shops in multiple different countries, each one has required very particular identity checks before allowing you to gamble. These gambling spots were notorious in the past for being used to wash money because they deal in cash, so now the money is meticulously counted so they know where every dollar comes from. You don't have to go into these betting locations, so it's a bit pathetic to claim that your human rights are being violated. If you want to set up a non-KYC casino then go ahead, however you will likely have to restrict citizens from most of the big spender countries or you'll end up being targeted by their regulators.