Know Your Customer (KYC)
Coverage of Know Your Customer (KYC) in the Nexus archive.
- BitPay now requires KYC for any amount
BitPay now requires Know Your Customer (KYC) for any amount, affecting online merchants who used to accept Bitcoin. This change has led to some merchants no longer accepting BTC. The requirement applies to all transactions regardless of size.
- SEC just basically endorsed ZK proofs and nobody is talking about it
The SEC's Crypto Task Force acknowledged zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs as a method to 'shield private information while proving transaction permissions,' signaling a regulatory shift toward selective disclosure. This marks a departure from strict transparency demands, validating privacy-preserving compliance via cryptographic attestation and positioning ZK-based projects for future regulatory alignment.
- Need BTC
A user on Reddit is asking how to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) without undergoing Know Your Customer (KYC) verification. The query highlights interest in cryptocurrency transactions that bypass standard regulatory checks.