They still have to do that due to anti-money-laundering rules: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer

They still have to do that due to anti-money-laundering rules: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_your_customer This originates from what was at the time the least controversial part of the Patriot Act. If you want to be able to exchange cryptocurrencies to a Visa/Mastercard, the service needs your ID, regardless of where you're from.