Bitcoin is p2p digital cash. You can buy or sell in p2p marketplaces like Robosats or HodlHodl. No personal information, no abusive fees, no need to ask for permission.
Coinbase is a pure scam.
So here is the story. Last month I tried to pay nostr:npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac for his design. I never owned any bitcoins before so that I need a way to buy some bitcoins. I opened a Coinbase account and put some money in it. Then I have to transfer this money to Coinbase wallet so I paid roughly 5 USD fee. Then I want to buy bitcoins but then it’s KYC so I can’t. Then I wanted to withdraw my fund. Paid another fee. Why Coinbase doesn’t pop up the KYC before I add money to it?
I spent 10USD for nothing. Pure scam. I did find another way to pay nostr:npub1r0rs5q2gk0e3dk3nlc7gnu378ec6cnlenqp8a3cjhyzu6f8k5sgs4sq9ac but it’s a different story.