I have a problem. As an expat., I am a U.S. citizen with my financial services and my identity in the U.S. but living in the Dom. Rep. with a Dom. Rep. phone number (no U.S. phone number). If I was just on vacation here, no problem. But I'm living here for the rest of my life . . .
I have been trading successfully at
gemini.com for some months. I passed the vetting, linked my bank account, and the algorithm accepted my Dom.
Rep. phone number for 2FA. Unwittingly, when I changed phones and my number, I no longer had access to my account. Via Support I submitted to a secure drop a
photo of my face, my passport, and a card with a code they gave me and my new phone number. They responded that I could only use a U.S. number even though
the Gemini website already accepted my Dom. Rep. number. Support refused to change my old number to my new number. I have been locked out of my account
for almost a month and may lose my ACH deposits. Fortunately, my keys are already offloaded to my cold wallet, so I will not lose my cryptocurrency. I'm still going
back and forth with Support . . .
This post is NOT about the above problem per se. My question is:
Do you know of
any currency exchange where I can be accepted as a legitimate client and not have to "game the system"? This morning I signed up at
etoro.com and completed the vetting process. Further, the site accepted my Dom. Rep. phone number for 2FA AND I stated that I was a U.S. citizen.
But, while browsing the site, I found a statement to the effect of, Due to regulatory blah, blah, we are unable to serve American citizens who do not resied in the U.S.
Now, would they find out if I traded there? I closed the account. If I am in violation of something, and I game the system and then have a problem, then Support can say "because you are in violation . . . " This is not a way to live. I want to find a site where I can do business honestly and transparently.
gemini.com is a "no go."
coinbase.com is a "no go."
binance.com us a "no go" because I am a U.S. citizen and it does not offer services to U.S. citizens.
binance.us is a "no go" because it requires TWO 2FA's!--one with Google Authenticator and the other with SMS to a U.S. number only. I had already set up Google Authenticator succesfully but when I proceeded to Identity Verification, I failed the second 2FA because I didn't have a U.S. number. So I closed that account.
utoro.com is a "no go" for the reason stated and I closed that account.
I don't see anyway forward without finding ways to cheat the system.
Any recommendations for a site where I can be a legitmate client or, to put it more generally, is there anyway someone in my situation can buy cryptocurrency at all without being dishonest in one way or another??