[mschuster91]

> KYC just for a phone number opens the door for societal ostracization and essentially blacklisting of people from infrastructure.

We have that in Europe and the world has not fallen apart. On top of that, we don't have even close to the scale of problems with scammers that the US has. I won't deny we don't have scammers because we absolutely have them, but they are far from the scourge they are in the US.

> This is on par with being unable to open a bank account if the capability is matured.

The secret is... we have constitutionally protected rights. Unless you do not pay your bills, your phone line will not get disconnected. And same for bank accounts - every European has the right to a basic banking account, even if you are a target of foreign sanctions [1].

[1] https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/konto-eugh-usa-sank...