If you really want to help newcomers use Bitcoin with a custodial solution, you could set up a community Lightning Node, like the one nostr:nprofile1qqst7zfap722qkd0lqhcrx07gkyss0q7ej6rc06hv54hm9ua0kxkxtgpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgklqcqg has. You create a wallet like LaChispa Wallet, which uses LNbits as the backend instance, and offer to act as the community's Uncle Jim. Then, newcomers don't need to know too much—they just download their wallet, register, and that's it. Later, with education, they can move to self-custody. You could also set up a community Cashu Mint and help even more.

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Yes, but. It's not that simple, I'm afraid. Let's take EU for instance.

https://www.therage.co/eu-bitcoin-kyc/

As far as I understand, a community service like this basically should go under the radar, which, as you know, is risky.

Or you show them how to run their own Monero node. Which doesn't take more than 5 minutes + waiting for the blockchain download.