It seems like everywhere is asking for my ID multiple times and there are multiple international companies involved.

I thought the whole point of blockchain was decentralised so why can’t I just buy btc without jumping through a thousand hoops?!?

I tried using bisq but it seems more geared towards traders and you need btc to buy btc :(

any help would be appreciated.

    • deegeese
      42·
      8 months ago

      Please explain how bitcoin is not a cryptocurrency.

      • glowie@h4x0r.host
        25·
        8 months ago

        I suggest reading this article and jump to the “WHAT ABOUT BITCOIN?” section, which explains this concept of their differences.

        • deegeese
          31·
          8 months ago

          What a garbage piece of advertising. Bitcoin isn’t cryptocurrency because it’s better than those other cryptocurrencies. LOL.

          • glowie@h4x0r.host
            11·
            8 months ago

            Bitcoin is not a Venture Capitalist controlled, pseudo-decentralized scam. There is no CEO. The rest of crypto are all scams or were built to “fix” a utility that didn’t need fixing. Only the money supply and its ownership needed fixing, which is why Bitcoin was created as a permissionless, immutable, decentralized, and deflationary currency. Unlike all fiats, which have been grossly debased in recent years through manipulation by bankers.

            • deegeese
              21·
              8 months ago

              Please explain how bitcoin is not a cryptocurrency.

              You’re just arguing it’s a better cryptocurrency.

              • glowie@h4x0r.host
                1·
                8 months ago

                No, you’re still missing the point. Bitcoin is the only one that was built out of a self-less, cypherpunk cause, to allow the dismantling of central banker’s grasp on people’s financial sovereignty. The crypto that spun up after bitcoin are all garbage, save for maybe Monero.