You think you have it bad in the UK. I'm in Korea and because I'm a foreigner I'm not allowed to send fiat to or from my exchange from my bank account. The only way I can get funds into my exchange account is by a friend sending crypto. It's even difficult for Koreans. Each exchange has only one set bank that it can use, and they aren't allowing people to open new accounts just for crypto. No outright crypto ban, but heavy regulation has dampened the market.