I don't know about crypto ATMs because I don't use them, but there are still physical exchange offices (in my country) where you can buy/sell cryptocurrencies up to 1000 EUR worth per transaction without KYC. Given that there are several different companies that offer such a service and that they have dozens of physical branches, it is easy to conclude that the old rules still apply in some EU member states.


I don't miss it, in fact I have never made a transaction in that so-called stablecoin, which is actually a worse version of fiat currency that also has the ability to freeze funds regardless of which wallet they are in. The ECB has been making statements for years that stablecoins are their main target, so it was inevitable that this would happen.


That's how it seems for now - but if after 4 years there are changes in the US, the next president can undo everything this one is currently doing and turn things back. Whatever the case, one should not delude oneself that the powerful countries of the world will let things take their course; they are protecting themselves and the system they have built over hundreds of years to rule the world with that system.

Cryptocurrencies are currently just one small pebble in their shoe that sometimes reminds them that they need to do something, but they still don't mind so much that they resort to drastic measures. Realistically, all they need to do is declare cryptocurrencies illegal and ban all CEXs - how many people do you think would give up after that?