I think this will be a huge plus for Steem as you don't have to go the traditional route for purchasing Crypto as you can sell Steem for Bitcoin or whatever coin you want to get into.
This was an issue during the last bull run as I set up a crypto Facebook group for some friends just to talk about what they're doing in the space and to ask questions.
One person asked me how to buy Bitcoin, since I've never done it before I sent him some advice like Coinbase and a few others and he said none of them would work.
You mention LocalBitcoins as an option, but that is even becoming a place that is harder and harder to buy as most reputable sellers only want to sell from reputable buyers.
Wow, hadn't realized LocalBTC had gone that way. Shouldn't be surprised though.
Yeah, earning like with STEEM, Lolli, airdrops, etc. is the way to go, but starting with zero cash invested it's a very slow build. Can't compete with what people can do if they can simply trade a depreciating "asset" (aka fiat) for a good store of value. I hope to see solutions come. For now, Cash App is a good one.