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>be me, zero experience with crypto
>see in >>>/vip/86217 that you now have to pay for your 4chan Pass with crypto, since credit-card processors and Paypal apparently have cut ties with the site
>my 4chan Pass is expiring in a month, so I guess I should renew it
>get a Bitcoin.com wallet
>try to buy $25 of Bitcoin Cash on Bitcoin.com, since I presumably need a buffer over the Pass's $20 price to account for processing fees
>error: minimum purchase is $50
>okay, make it $50, whatever
>need to upload identification
>try using a scan of my passport
>failure message: "Please upload a real photo of your document, not a printed/scanned version of your document."
>your instructions LITERALLY say "upload a scan", but okay
>use my phone to take a photograph of my passport
>failure message: "Please retake the picture with better quality and higher resolution. Please also make sure that all 4 corners of the document are captured and all details are clearly visible."
>wtf? is an 8-megapixel photo not sufficient? I bought this phone less than a year ago. I guess the lighting was bad
>take another photograph while shining a flashlight on my passport to ensure even lighting
>failure message: "Your payment request from Bitcoin.com has been cancelled. Note that we do not disclose the cause of cancelled payments."
>mfw

So is renewing my 4chan Pass just impossible? Or are other sites better than Bitcoin.com and Simplex?

>> No.11638412

You dropped this

>> No.11638422 [DELETED] 

Also just use credit card, crypto is a meme

>> No.11638427

Also just use credit card, crypto is a meme
These companies that "accept" bitcoin are linked to coinbase and all those memecoins are automatically converted to usd

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>>11638422
>>11638427

>> No.11638575

>>11638437
F

>> No.11638599

>>11638396
dont you have a local bitcoin atm? most post offices/corner stores/license stores have them now. just put in cash and get btc. no need for id or whatever

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>>11638599
Wow, there's one on my way home from work! Technology really is amazing nowadays. *sssip*