RE: Life hack: Buy a cheap smartphone as a backup... like a REALLY cheap phone
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Binance is asking me for an absurd amount of documents to verify my identity
first off I'd like to give the finger to Binance just in a general sense. Screw those guys.
But yes, I feel as though most of us have somethings that are quite important on our phones. Recently I had to reinstall Viber which I had some paltry amount of credit in (like less than $5) but I cannot for the life of me remember which email address I signed up for it with. So I had to open a new one, which is a pain because now all my contacts are gone.
This could have easily been solved with a $50 backup phone.
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I still can't complete registration on Binance because no amount of VPNs or having the correct documentation will convince Binance.us I am in the USA. Binance.com won't help me with anything in Cambodia because I'm an American citizen, and the whole situation is laughable. Blockchains, DeFi, so many high-tech sounding things, but accounting for the millions of people that live as residents outside their own countries is still beyond the scope of this tech.
I just closed my Cambodian bank account yesterday because I was asked in an automated notification that all USA residents must come and register their American tax info with the bank. Now we're back to using my wife's bank account and Binance.
it really is a pain in the ass. I stay away from the big exchanges whenever possible. Thankfully the USA hasn't dug their tax claws into Thai banks (which are the only banks I have even though I live in Vietnam) and I hope it stays that way. Otherwise I will probably have no choice but to simply not have a bank account either.
I just want to be left alone, America. Is that really too much to ask?
Forgot to mention too, don't forget your content is always welcome in ASEAN Hive regardless if it's not something specifically SE Asian. After all, you live in this part of the world and even things like this post contain valuable insight for ASEAN Hivers.
ok buddy, thanks for that