Paranoid crypto tips and random opsec thoughts

what do you think about those crypto vending machines.

They have a couple by me I was think about buying btc onto my Coinbase wallet then transfer to my trust wallet then the vendor.

I was hoping to avoid buying btc from an account linked to my Bank
 
mybodyisasewer said:


Unfortunately unless you find a live person willing to exchange cryto for cash in person, you're going to need a KYC onramp.

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For someone going from not doing any crypto at all to using this approach, what would be the best wallet(s) / currencies to use and what should one be aware of? I have people offer to pay me in crypto all the time and I always decline, but if it would be an easy onramp to grey, I would reconsider. Feel free to PM if not appropriate for public posts.
 
Turbo-Farmer said:


what do you think about those crypto vending machines.

They have a couple by me I was think about buying btc onto my Coinbase wallet then transfer to my trust wallet then the vendor.

I was hoping to avoid buying btc from an account linked to my Bank

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They're still KYC. They will want your ID.

fatjacked said:


For someone going from not doing any crypto at all to using this approach, what would be the best wallet(s) / currencies to use and what should one be aware of? I have people offer to pay me in crypto all the time and I always decline, but if it would be an easy onramp to grey, I would reconsider. Feel free to PM if not appropriate for public posts.

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Honestly I have never collected large amounts of crypto or from various people for payment purposes, only sigle buyers. I would still use Cake. But if you are running a business and invoicing and all that jazz you might want some commercial sofware to manage that.

freedbondage said:


I've never bought crypto and am just learning about it now but one thing I wanted to point out, in as strong a terms as I possibly can - never, and I do mean NEVER, expect Paypal to have your best interests at heart. They will steal your money and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it. Paypal is NOT a bank and they have absolutely no obligation to safeguard your funds. Do not leave any money, or crypto, in your Paypal account that you are not willing to forfeit.

I am speaking from hard earned experience on this one.

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Even USD normies understand how evil Paypal is. 🤣 The future is looking brighter.
 
mybodyisasewer said:


They're still KYC. They will want your ID.

Honestly I have never collected large amounts of crypto or from various people for payment purposes, only sigle buyers. I would still use Cake. But if you are running a business and invoicing and all that jazz you might want some commercial sofware to manage that.

Even USD normies understand how evil Paypal is. 🤣 The future is looking brighter.

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Gone are the good ol' days of money laundering
 
mybodyisasewer said:


Even USD normies understand how evil Paypal is. 🤣 The future is looking brighter.

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Oh I'm a old school privacy and internet head. I've just steered away from crypto as I had no use for it. Now, I do, so I unfortunately need to figure it out.

Speaking of privacy, do you think there's any use for Proton Wallet? I get it with my suite subscription.
 
birdwhacker said:


What if I just buy the coins from Coinbase then send them directly to the vendor wallet? That seems much more straightforward.

Back in my day we bought from LocalBitcoins and sent it straight to the vendor on Dream Market. Damn government trying to make me learn XMR.

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Its a much more straightforward way to have your account suspended. CB and other large platforms have broad analytics and pattern analysis that attempt to detect and suspend accounts purchasing from grey market sources

What OP described makes the crypto untracable.

if that is too much effort, have your own wallet on your pc and just transfer from the exchange into your own wallet and pay that using the PC wallet
 
freedbondage said:


Oh I'm a old school privacy and internet head. I've just steered away from crypto as I had no use for it. Now, I do, so I unfortunately need to figure it out.

Speaking of privacy, do you think there's any use for Proton Wallet? I get it with my suite subscription.

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I've never used it, but I use proton for email and vpn and I have faith in their products.
 
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