Who said to walk around with 100k
It's called an anecdote, aka an abstract story to deliver a point. If you walk around waving 100k around, a bad actor will someday rob you. If you use a hot wallet to store your crypto, a bad actor will someday rob you.
For many years you were able o buy and sell up to 9999$ at the atm without any ID
This was before any regulations and that amount was for FINTRAC purposes. You also used to be able to smoke in airplanes and drive without seatbelts. The point is, what you used to be able to do vs what you can do today can be completely different things. And the bitcoin atm being recommended here, regardless of what you used to be able to do, requires ID before making any transaction. Why are you even trying to still argue this?
proves to me your new to crypto.. I’ve been in it since 2017 which is 6 years ago which isn’t even long …
By 2017 I had amassed a pretty decent chunk of crypto that would be worth a small fortune today. Unfortunately I wasn't as smart then as I am now and lost 90% of it in 2018. This is why I want anybody reading this to know that hot wallets at best give only a false sense of security and aren't truly secure. It's a very widely accepted fact in the crypto world so I'm not sure why you're also trying to argue this one?
If I want 1000$ btc and someone I know is selling 1000$ btc
I give him 1000$ cash he sends me the btc to my mycelium
I then do whatever I want with rhe 1000$
Store 500$ on a ledger , 500$ for HGH lol
No one knows fit trader has done that…
With enough motivation, it is entirely possible to know fit trader has done that. Doing it this way you've even given the prosecution a witness that can sit on the stand and point a finger and say "Yes that's the guy right there!". I'm saying that for the illicit activities you speak of, it is highly unlikely that the time or effort required to trace the transaction and link it to you will likely never be done. But do not mistake lack of motivation for true anonymity. And with advancements in technology and use of things like AI, the time and effort required to trace this may someday take 5 minutes and a click of a button. Truth is, we don't know.
But you are saying to send that 1000$ to an account linked to my name address KYC etc
What I was saying, before you started insisting hot wallets were secure and anonymous....
Is that purchasing through any entity (including the bitcoin ATM mentioned here), paying to transfer to a hot wallet and then paying to transfer to the recipient is adding steps, complication and most importantly fees to the user for absolutely no added security. It's unnecessary and costly and the over-complication will deter many from using it. For the buyers on here, follow the KISS principle. Your identity will be hidden from the seller which instantly makes it more secure than other payment methods. And trust me when I say that nobody will be investing the countless hours and tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars in salaries to track down your $500 of HGH.
I at least understand why you are trying to argue the anonymity part. This is a common misconception by many Bitcoin users but a little education here goes a long ways. But at the end of the day, every transaction is stored on a public ledger in full view of the entire world. As I've said over and over it's not an easy job to identify someone through their Bitcoin transactions, but it is more than possible.