Thanks for the heads up and the review. These days, I'm just so sick and tired of always encountering "not available in your region" messages everywhere, just because I live in the US. It's often made worse by being in Washington state, which is often on a very short "exclusion list" with some exchanges. You know "Not available in Cuba, North Korea and Washington state." Fine company we keep...
Pretty easy to get around this by just connecting to VPNs in other countries.
I find it a bit strange how uncomfortable most people seem to be with this process.
I share a subscription with a friend of mine and there are even a bunch of free ones, some built directly into the browser like Opera. Accessing an exchange through VPN uses very little bandwidth.
True enough, as long as it's not an exchange that requires KYC.
What surprises me is that no enterprising organization has started offering "offshore" addresses, basic USD bank accounts with VISA debit cards domiciled outside the US. And yes, I know that exists, but in the current configuration doesn't make sense unless you're transacting many thousands of dollars on a regular basis. I'm talking a service for those of us who might need to transact a few hundred here and there.
At this point we just have to focus on getting HBD injected into point-of-sale apps.
Whether that be directly or by proxy via the Lightning Network.
Completely cut out of the middle man and stop spending USD altogether when avoidable.
Wow and I thought my state was the worst...
I feel your pain.