What’s the best way to exchange crypto with minimal hassle these days?

I'm getting tired of KYC everywhere, crypto was supposed to give us freedom and privacy, but now every exchange wants your ID, selfies, proof of address, and sometimes even more.

I get that regulations exist, but it feels like we're losing what made crypto special in the first place.

Every platform is the same now, sign up, verify, wait, submit more documents, wait again.

What methods are you all using to exchange crypto without jumping through endless hoops?

I'm not trying to do anything illegal, I just want simple trades without giving my life story to every platform.

Are there any decent options left that respect privacy while still being reliable? Or are we all just stuck with the same KYC process everywhere now?