After countless pitfalls, I finally passed Coinbase's KYC (no fluff - a perfect answer for Monad IPOs).
What can CB KYC do? It's for participating in IPOs on infrastructure projects and is one of the three major exchanges.
From last night to this morning, I tried many methods, and I have to admire CB's self-audit; it is indeed very strict.
It's difficult, but there's no barrier to entry, so it's never money that retail investors can make.
Brothers, please don't ask me how to operate it, I've explained it all clearly (some things can't be said explicitly).
☀️ This is a hands-on, nanny-level procedure; please follow my instructions exactly.
① IP address: Hong Kong
② Email registration: Google is recommended.
③ Mobile number: +86 (Verification codes can be received in mainland China)
④ Nationality: Mainland China; Place of residence: Hong Kong (Be careful not to select the wrong one, otherwise you will be prompted with an error message "place of issuance is inconsistent")
⑤ Document: Passport (front, photo page)
⑥ Proof of address: Hong Kong
⑦ Questionnaire Assessment: See screenshot 
Full marks answer: Chinese passport + HSBC bank statement (the header should be a Hong Kong address, not a mainland China address)
① Generate a fake address for 15 yuan to avoid scams.
Summary of my experience: All those supposedly 15 RMB URL generators circulating online are scams to get rebates, because I tried them all. Without exception, they all failed.
It worked a few days ago, but it stopped working yesterday. The specific issues are as follows:
❌ Hong Kong generated address, images, PDFs
❌ Hong Kong utility bills, images, PDFs
② Self-testing (based on your own experience or other sources)
❌ Bank of China (Hong Kong) bank card (payee address is in mainland China)
❌ Bank of China (Hong Kong) monthly statement (English name, showing "legal name does not match")
💯 Chinese passport + HSBC monthly statement (the header is a Hong Kong address, not a mainland China address) (I only succeeded with one account, it might be a fluke, I'll try again after the account is unfrozen)
③ Freeze Period: If the address proof upload fails 3 times, there will be a 24-hour cooling-off period. You can only upload again after 24 hours.
⚠️ Risk warning: Do not take unnecessary risks.
CB has strict compliance requirements. Once risk control is triggered, there is no human customer service available; communication is only possible via email, which takes a long time and is incredibly inefficient.
Never buy KYC (Know Your Customer) information. In the early stages, some accounts that were banned got their funds back, while others did not.
💥 I'm definitely going to participate in the first Monad IPO – whether I make a lot or a little, I'm a sure bet!
① Mechanism: Oversubscription, "bottom-up filling", prioritizes small retail investors, and gradually fills the gap for large subscriptions, which is transparent and fair.
② Public offering: Price 0.025, FDV 2.5 billion; pre-market price approximately 0.05.
③ Credit limit: Minimum 100, maximum 100,000, excluding members.
④ Time: 22:00 on November 17, 2025 - 10:00 on November 23, 2025 (Beijing)
(I have a feeling this tutorial will go viral, so please allow me to piggyback on @zama's work. She's an open-source cryptographer who builds state-of-the-art fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) solutions for blockchain, emphasizing computation without decryption. Since I've included this at the end, you won't even notice I'm piggybacking on her work, and nobody will see this part, right?) 
