My issue with KYC isn't that it can be tied to me, it's that these exchanges suddenly have sensitive documents that I can't easily replace, let alone change, and it seems like there are five data breaches a day these days.
Meanwhile, every single non-KYC option I've seen has been something that won't work for me.
I'm almost at the point of giving up. I love and support the technology but until KYC/AML is significantly reduced, I'm not sure what else can be done. I don't have a credit card. Everything I do is either cash, gift cards or prepaid, no-KYC cards. It's not the best by a long shot, but it's basically all I've been able to do to at least take back *some* financial privacy for now.