Oh, i think the situation is clearer now, i guess you do not have the necessary ID's to submit for verification in centralized exchanges. What is wrong with the BTC atm's you tried to buy BTC from? Do they also ask you for ID verification?

I don't know how old you are, but if you are very young, you should seek the help of your parents in buying BTC and if they are not in support, you can wait until you are 18.

Well, I think this is about KYC again, you see most of the exchange platforms now are implementing KYC, it is a process where innyou will identify yourself by providing personal details and of course a valid ID so that the platform will ensure that the user is in right age and if something happens to your account you can easily recover it, But maybe you are one of the investors or users that wants to be anonymous well I don't know any exchanges that offer that kind of services now because as far I know they are considered illegal because the laws are implementing this kind of process in order to protect the platform and the user itself, and of course to minimize the illegal activity that can be made in exchanges. But it's your choice; maybe you have a valid reason why you don't want to provide the necessary documents and ID.

Avoid centralized exchanges, then. Avoid custodial wallets as well. And I'm afraid Bitcoin ATMs nowadays are also compliant with KYC/AML policies so you need to watch out. They may actually require personal information from you. Your best option is peer-to-peer services which don't ask KYC. There are centralized P2P platforms, the popular ones like Binance or Bybit or OKX; don't use them because they will require KYC. Bisq, AgoraDesk, Hodl Hodl, this forum are options. Or if you have personal friends who are also into Bitcoin, you can buy from them. I suppose these are small transactions anyway.

What exchange would you recommend though, I've seen EXch.x there and I'm not keen on using them given that they've got some issues if I recall? I think that a trustworthy exchange would be useful in this context besides just giving out the list, that way, OP can easily narrow it down. Another thing that OP can do that won't have to compromise his or her identity is if OP does P2P with escrow, a bit riskier at first but definitely the most useful and safest way, away from KYC to trade or buy bitcoins.

This is the silly part of this exchanges, they will allow you send as much as you want into their exchange with the knowledge that you cannot withdraw that much and issue no warning during the process, until it comes to withdrawal then you are hit with a pop up warning that you need to pass KYC to be able to withdraw said amount.
As bold as they make minimum withdrawals, they should also put maximum withdrawals for each verification tier.

Some exchange still allow this and some P2P traders still require you to include your number into the chat before the trade starts so they can reach you after making payment.

- Jay -

the thought that everyone who uses crypto for its decentralization and to remain anonymous is doing something illegal is very outdated. In today’s time where everyone can be easily identified and tracked, we would not want out details out in the open.

Lots of people fall victim to numerous scams and hacks due to information being leaked so preferring anonymity does not automatically correlate to illegal activities

Well, it is much safer to maintain privacy so P2P exchanges are much better, but I do not have a source of assets from mixers or other illegal actions so far on the Mexc exchange it is still smooth without any obstacles where the centralized exchange asks for KYC.
Again, this is not good advice for anyone, but I am doing this because I have been brave enough to frequent these exchanges and if assets are seized for example and then ask for KYC, I will provide it.

I am glad that you see something wrong with passing KYc when you want to buy Bitcoin, KYC for everything else is accepted by me but KYC for acquiring Bitcoin feels wrong.

I will like to explain why, Bitcoin is a decentralised digital currency, it shouldn't be traded on centralised exchanges at all, but the blind investors don't even know what decentralized means, or maybe I should say that they don't just care.

Every investors and holders have different reasons why they are buying Bitcoin, and it includes weird reasons too, every other things in crypto space and even the gambling space are all centralized, I see nothing wrong passing KYC in their part but not for Bitcoin.

You are simply giving power back to the government to control you for having a decentralised currency, it doesn't  make too much sense, its a free world, and everyone is free to use Bitcoin like they want.

If you are first time.
I suggest to buy it from peer to peer like paxful dot com
Check verify seller first.
create account and check the rate and click buy option then show you a notification that btc hold which about you select to buy then
send payment and request seller to release btc.

------you can youtube search also with following keywords so you can understand easily.

keywords for btc buy:

1 How to buy bitcoin from paxful

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you need to use decentralized wallet or exchange to buy Bitcoin although it might have limits so you might not be able to buy enough amount of Bitcoin that might be me suitable for you. You can also trade locally like joining your local board here and ask if anyone would like to trade Bitcoin with you and you can send the person fiat or gift cards. Using gift cards is one of the ways you can trade Bitcoin without the use of fiat and it can also be encouraged international with people that are not from your region. You will also need an escrow for this transaction which is very important or else if you do that with the wrong person, you could lose your money.