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Right. To a bank. After passing KYC. On an exchange like Coinbase. That's my point: Coinbase is well positioned to be the on and off ramp for crypto by being legitimate enough to interface with the US financial system.

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My take is that needing on/offramps proves crypto (and coinbase) is nothing but a huge casino at this point. I've been involved for 7 years and i still can't spend my crpto directly or without some serious gymnastics involved. So tired of people saying the tech is new, 'we are early adopters', etc. I'm personally steering clear of coinbase if they go public.

> My take is that needing on/offramps proves crypto (and coinbase) is nothing but a huge casino at this point.

Couldn't agree more.

You can't spend crypto directly?

I've been using a bitcoin debit card for years.

I've also purchased thousands of dollars of stuff, from NameCheap renewals, Vultr hosting, to Amazon gift cards.

> I've been using a bitcoin debit card for years.

AKA being overcharged to spend fiat.

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