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Luno support questions

bazzaman — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 08:51:17 +0800

I'm a foreigner on a MM2H visa. I'm bitcoin-only, and I have managed to open accounts with Tokenize and Sinegy. I tried to open one with Luno, but the bot would kept sending me emails saying to re-submit my visa photo because it wasn't clear. It was clear; but the problem I think is that the option was for a Long Term pass visa, which MM2H technically is; but the bot wants both sides of the visa. The MM2H visa is in the passport; so only one side. Does anyone know how to contact a human at Luno support? I would also like to know if people, in general, are happy with Luno. If I can't contact support now, what would happen if there were a problem later on? e.g. with bank transfer?

Luno support question...

bazzaman — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:06:55 +0800

Last year I tried to register with Luno but did not succeed in getting verified. I am a foreigner here on a MM2H visa; and Luno's options for verification did not have a suitable category. I have accounts with Tokenize and Sinegy; so it is possible for a MM2H visa holder to comply with government regulations. But it seems that Luno is more of an international exchange; and they might not have detailed knowledge of local Malaysian regulations.
Does anyone know how I can contact Luno support to see if I can get verified?

PCR test CT

bazzaman — Sat, 28 Aug 2021 08:30:59 +0800

A while back I was in a hospital emergency room, and was given a PCR test. I asked the doctor what the cycle threshold was for the test. He did not know. I read the news every day, but i never see this subject discussed. I think at the beginning of the pandemic most places were using 45 cycles, based (I think) on WHO recommendation at the time. At that level positive results can be obtained for any matter tested. Since then the WHO recommended threshold has been lowered to (again, I think) 28. Anything over that and there are too many false positives. The inventor of the PCR tech said that it is useless as a means of tesing for covid. Recent findings show that the test cannot distinguish between covid and other viruses such as flu or common cold. So with over 20,000 positive cases/day in Malaysia I wonder how many are false positives. Those with no, or mild, symptoms could easily be false positives resulting from a too high CT for the test. Does anyone know what CT is being used?

CIMB atm's not working in Taiping

bazzaman — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:48:42 +0800

All of CIMB's atm/cash deposit machines were out of service in Taiping today. Anyone know if this is a recurring problem with this bank?

hardware wallets out of stock

bazzaman — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 21:21:22 +0800

The two Malaysian companies that I know of... bitstore.com and tianceresearch.com... seem to be out of stock on all hardware wallets. Does anyone know of another source for hardware wallets in Malaysia? I know one can order directly from Ledger and Trezor; but I prefer to deal with a local company to avoid the hassle of dealing with customs duties etc..

TOKENIZE

bazzaman — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:33:37 +0800

What's happening with tokenize? They put out a notice about suspending trades due to "volotility" or something like that. Crypto markets are always volotile... so it seems like something else is causing them to stop trading.

any better forums?

bazzaman — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:47:49 +0800

I hope I don't offend anyone here at Low Yat, but this crypto forum does not seem to have many users. I wonder if there are any other forums dealing with btc in Malaysia that could be recommended?

withdrawal to own wallet

bazzaman — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:43:31 +0800

If I want to buy bitcoin and have it sent to my hardware wallet, which of the three legal exchanges are the best bet? It seems that Tokenize and Sinergy are designed for traders... i.e. since they make more money with frequent trades, they want clients to keep crypto on account with them.
I'm asking here because the details are difficult to find on their websites. Yes they have FAQ's, but it seems to be slanted toward traders. So I am wondering about how difficult/expensive it would be to have btc sent from these exchanges to my hardwallet? One of them says they use 'smart contracts'... so would I have to go in and out of eth to get my btc delivered?
I wish there were more exchanges so that there would be some competition. Maybe a company like some overseas that deal only in btc, and require that one has one's own wallet for storage. i.e. an exchange for hodlers rather than speculative traders.
Anyway, does anyone have any experience with just buying btc and having it transferred to their own wallet?

KYC verification outsourced?

bazzaman — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 09:01:44 +0800

Of the three approved exchanges... does anyone know if any of them do their own kyc verification? Or, as is common practice with many exchanges in other countries, do they outsource it to another company?
There is no way to be certain that ones information is going to be protected... they all promise to protect it, but so many big companies' data gets hacked. So promises aren't worth much.
If an exchange does their own kyc, then at least the risk of it getting hacked is a single factor. But if they outsource then the firm that does the verification is another factor... and probably a more likely one since they would have the data of many more individuals.

banks vs. exchanges

bazzaman — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:01:24 +0800

Now that Luno, Sinegy and Tokenize are officially approved can banks still refuse to transact with them. i.e. can banks close clients accounts because they are buying/selling cryptocurrencies? Anyone have recent experience of this? Are some banks more friendly to crypto than others? I think some people have found UOB to be friendly. Is this so? Any others that can be recommended?

Digi renewal?

bazzaman — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 09:24:04 +0800

I have a prepaid one year plan that needs to be renewed. Before I would just go to a shop and have them renew it for me. But not possible with MOC.
It is a dumb-phone... so no app available.
Does anyone know the codes I must enter to renew my one year plan?

exchanges, regulations, taxes...

bazzaman — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 14:25:54 +0800

So it looks like the government is starting to implement the new regulations and allow some exchanges to operate again in Malaysia. I would like to know where I can find the new regulations, when and if they are published.
Specifically, I would like to know what the rules are regarding taxation of profits realised in the buying and selling of cryptos.

how to buy a Trezor wallet?

bazzaman — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:03:48 +0800

I see that Bitstore Malaysia advertises itself as an authourized Trezor reseller; but on Trezor's own website they are not on the list of authorized resellers.
So I have been told that it is best to order directly from Trezor; but I am wondering if anyone here has had experience doing that? i.e. what is it like dealing with Malaysian Customs... is the trezor delivered to one's house, or does one have to go someplace (like National Courier/Pos Laju) to pay the duty and collect it?

Hodl Hodl

bazzaman — Mon, 01 Apr 2019 18:17:27 +0800

Does anyone know if Hodl Hodl is operating in Malaysia? If so, which payment methods are best? Any problem with local banks?

opendime

bazzaman — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:34:44 +0800

With the ever more strict KYC/AML regulations happening in the cryptoworld I wonder if there will be more interest in private person-to-person exchanges. I am not aware of any such meetups, where coins are bought and sold, at present in Malaysia.
But I can see the demand for this if the bull market returns. The trust issue can be overcome if there is the adaption of a product like OpenDime... https://opendime.com/
I would like to know if there is anyone selling opendimes in Malaysia. i.e. either a retailer selling blank sticks, or a bitcoin trader selling loaded sticks.

installing Bolehvpn with Linux

bazzaman — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:57:53 +0800

I am trying to install Bolehvpn on a Mint 13 KDE laptop. The forum at Bolehvpn has a tutorial for this by a forum member. But there hasn't been an update in many months... and I have questions that are not addressed in the tutorial.
Has anyone had success in using Bolehvpn in Linux? Would you be willing to walk me through it?
thanks...

looking for Sansa Clip

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

looking for Sansa Clip

bazzaman — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:52:46 +0800

I'll be in K.L. next week, but don't have much time there. So could anyone tell me where I can buy a Sansa Clip mp3 player? Someplace central would be best... like Low Yat, Impi, Sungai Wang.
Also, is there a recent firmware that I should be looking for?
Thanks...

best modem/router?

bazzaman — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:02:50 +0800

I'd like to know what is the best adsl modem/router to connect to streamyx. I realise that it shouldn't matter what operating systme one uses; but I'd like to hear from Linux users who have an opinion as to what is the best modem. Quality of construction and ease of use more important to me than price.

Linux and Streamyx

bazzaman — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:14:58 +0800

I'm hoping some Linux user will be able to tell me how to configure my Riger ADSL 2/2+ DB 102 Modem for Streamyx.
I got this modem a couple of years ago with the Streamyx account; and I was using it with Windows XP with no problem for about a year.
Then I switched to PCLinuxOS and also had no problem for about another year.
Recently I bought a cheap laptop (Compaq CQ40) do check out some other distros... but have not been able to get any of them to make the ADSL/PPPOE connection.
Also, since playing around with different distros, some difficulty has arisen in connecting with PCLOS. I have to configure the network connection each time I boot. So I'm guessing there's been some change to the modem's configuration.

I realise that there is a Riger DB102 modem thread here in Networking Tech Support... but it's a bit confusing. Lots of different advice and opinions.
Also I would like to know if any Linux users have had success in configuring the right mode for this modem.
No wireless involved.