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I have had trouble trying to figure out how to:
1) Buy BTC with my current (normal bank) debit card. I do use circle.com to buy BTC w/ my debit card, but the limit is low.
2) Get a debit card with BTC. Reason: I would like to be able to have access to more funds when I travel "just in case".
What good options are there for US citizens/residents for the above?
For US customers, Coinbase allows you to add and charge a Visa or MasterCard debit card directly when buying bitcoin from your Coinbase account. Bitcoin purchased in this way will be credited to your account instantly, without having to wait for a bank transfer to complete.
you do need to give photo id
and I use shift card as a visa debit card linked to a coinbase account.
https://www.coinbase.com/join/mogrith