With futures in high gear, an explosive Bitcoin surge is possible, so being linked is not a limiting factor in and of itself. I think it's healthier for XMR not be tied to Bitcoin, but that will require more avenues to trade fiat for XMR.
QFT, do we have a list around for XMR/USD pairs? Is there any exchange you can withdraw XMR in USD for US residents?
Doesn't Kraken? I mean in theory? There and Bitfinex, AFAIK are the USD options. Lots more for euro etc.
$729 USD at Bithumb. wow.
Kraken was supposed to but then they would not allow US residents for some reason and I thought Peops were having issues withdrawing from Bittrex. Also I didn't know Bittrex had a fiat portal.