Anyone else finding KYC/onboarding a major choke point for DeFi-to-TradFi flow?
Been trying to diversify some locked $ETH and $USDC gains recently, moving a chunk from various DeFi protocols back to fiat for some non-crypto investments. The friction points are really stacking up. It's not just the gas fees, which are expected, but the actual off-ramping.
Specifically, the process of getting through KYC with several different payment service providers and even a couple of smaller prop firms that offer crypto-to-fiat conversion seems to be a huge bottleneck. Documentation requests are often redundant, response times are glacial, and the limits on daily/weekly transfers are surprisingly low unless you're willing to jump through even more hoops.
Anyone else experiencing this, or found a smoother pathway? It feels like the infrastructure for truly fluid movement between DeFi and the legacy financial system is still incredibly underdeveloped, making what should be a straightforward risk-off move unnecessarily complex and time-consuming. Makes me wonder if the 'institutional adoption' narrative has really solved the underlying plumbing issues yet.
I've definitely experienced this. It feels like the more stringent the regulations get, the more hurdles are introduced, making what should be a straightforward transfer a multi-day ordeal sometimes.