A lot of the usual misconceptions about KYC in here (that you need ID, or how the government insists KYC is implemented).

I find Patrick McKenzie’s (patio11) deep dive into KYC [1] useful to understand more of why KYC exists and what is and isn’t in the law.

1. https://www.bitsaboutmoney.com/archive/kyc-and-aml-beyond-th...