I've been intent on buying BitCoin, ether etc for a month and all I found was vert doggy Exchanges and invasive pseudo-security. This is more stifled than ever:
"The list of exchanges i made was as long as the time spent researching.
My system is to rate exchanges as good in blue, bad in red.
Nearly all the long list is RED."
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@worldsoulfusion/crypto-my-a
https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@worldsoulfusion/like-i-said-time-to-get-rid-of-the-man-in-the-middle