Depends. How much do you truly care about privacy?
Buying USDT on a KYC exchange means your identity is linked to that purchase. Even if you swap it later on a non-KYC exchange, the original purchase still traces back to you.
Also, USDT is a centralized stablecoin, meaning Tether can freeze addresses if pressured.
If you care about privacy, you’ll pay a premium, but you can buy on various places (depending on location). Alternatively you can use BTC ATMs.
LoKo /
npub13a…zf2f7
2025-01-24 20:44:48
in reply to nevent1q…6wlj
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npub13a9prrjj2u730svh79rqhedpd6u5ydstdla8gv2mlnkna7tz4pgsyzf2f7Published at
2025-01-24 20:44:48Event JSON
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