Thank you for posting this @digicrypt. I've been using coinbase for a month and have seen this same "technical difficulties " screen. While trying to set up our bank card, coinbase accepted my credit card info and I never received confirmation but......they hit my account for eight $1.00 transactions. But.....my card was never excepted. My bank flagged it as fraud and I had to destroy my card and wait 1 week to receive a new one. I recently set up a " bank transfer" option and that takes 5-7 days before I have crypto back in my coinbase account. I really would like to find another site that has an accessible customer service. I looked high and low for a contact regarding my credit card and I found not one number I could call for assistance. Working with coinbase is a little scetchy.
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No problem. I know a lot of people, including myself who have had issues setting up the account with the bank. In my case it was on the banks end.
A lot of crypto is "sketchy" at the moment because while the technology is moving fast the infrastructure behind it is trying to catch up.
I would expect to see longer wait times, more identity verification for a lot of services as regulation is also trying to catch up.
I still use coinbase, and it works well most of the time. I actually think there service will get better over time as I mentioned in the post they had 40,000 new users in one day. I am hoping they will quickly adapt and better the company as it grows...but we will see.
As far as alternatives someone posted a list in the comments. If you already have BTC and just want to swicth between assets check out blocktrades or shapeshift. Thanks for the comment!
Thank you, @digicrypt The movement of crypto currency is certainly making a grand entrance and there is still a few wrinkles to iron out. I'll stay patient.