Most "free crypto" guides send you to platforms that KYC you at the exit — you earn for weeks, then the withdrawal page demands a passport selfie and keeps your balance if you refuse. This guide exists because we read the fine print first, and wrote down what it actually said.

Inside: the two rules that keep you safe ($0 upfront, no ID — ever), the 3-wallet setup that covers every route (Muun for Bitcoin, Coinos for Lightning, Trust Wallet for stablecoin payouts), and your first free sats routes ranked — FireFaucet (its own FAQ states no ID upload and no KYC process, verified email only), Publish0x, Stacker News, and Fountain — with real minimums, real caps, and honest per-day expectations in cents, not the dollars the hype posts promise.

Plus the part nobody else publishes: the fine-print blacklist. JumpTask's User Agreement Section 4 (KYC by its payout partner, payouts withheld on refusal), ZBD's photo-to-ID policy, Cointiply's withdrawal verification, Brave's hidden SOL catch — each rejection quoted from the platform's own documents, so you learn the pattern, not just the names. Then scam red lines (seed-phrase safety, the FTC's deposit test) and a 7-day starter plan that takes you from zero wallets to your first withdrawal into your own wallet.

Includes a plain-text quick-reference cheat sheet: wallet roles, route minimums, blacklist one-liners, and red lines on one page. Every fact checked against the platforms' own pages and terms in October 2026. From HiredReady.