I suffered a lot just trying to purchase bitcoin
In local market people are asking 20% fee
If it were easy to be rich, everybody would be rich,
Exchange and casinos ( day-trading rackets ) were not part of the original BTC
1.) Getting 1 BTC a day mining, well TOP machine s-9 for $1500 USD net's about $5/day, less electricity you net a cool $1, thus it would take twenty years to profit 1BTC.
U might want to consider mining high value alt-coins, there are now 2,000 'shit-coin' where shit is non-BTC, BTC is valuable because its hard to get, can't have it both way's to have it worth say $7500 USD, but easy to get.
U want 'easy' then U may want to consider alt-coins, which is a different forum, U can select a GPU mine-able coin where you could get your one-a-day as you wish. Personally I like mining as their is NO record U got it, when U buy, you create record forever U spend, it goes back to that bank transfer.
Let's assume U don't want anonymity, by virtue that your willing to send complete strangers your personal data & photo over the internet.
I think someone like U it might be best to go to Singapore/Hong-Kong where you could buy ton's of BTC as you wish, easy to move around, just get some diamonds or some kind of wealth you can carry not detectable and then trade that wealth in a country of your choice, this requires traveling, just make sure the high value item has high-value where your going.
In general MOST exchanges are the weak link they are the CRIMINAL weakness of BTC, too easy for a criminal to open an exchange and then U lose your BTC's, thus its important not use exchanges, again WHY we MINE.
It's no longer possible to MINE BTC
Another thing in your case is to sell a high value item such as real estate or GOLD for BTC, there are many forums to arrange such transfers, many chinese have BTC, and would love more USA real estate, u just need to match up needs.
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Again I agree to where you are going, personally I avoid exchanges in fact I never use them ever, just my preference, as I want anonymity, and an exchange is always a honey-pot, and most are just ran by local tax authoritys.
Thus you are right, BTC doesn't need the 'exchange' and many people don't use them.
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IMHO if U R a high balance individual I would consider TRAVEL, go live in a place where BTC is abundant bring in money on wire think MACAU spend all your money on 'Gambling', then have your private-key RFID it on a chip in your backside, then u never lose your private-key, travel as you wish, and there is never a thing for authority's to find.
U can work for BTC, code for BTC, write for BTC assuming your of working age, if our retired then sell off your assets for BTC,
If U want to keep your BTC, then never go near an exchange, that's where people lose their BTC's, second way ppl lose BTC is having weak-passwords like brain-wallets. U need to make sure your private-key is super high entropy.
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There are no false promises, the problem is the con-men make all the noise, and your listening to them.
Perhaps spend more time on your local craigslist and try to meetup with people who regularly trade in BTC, and learn to gain trust and vice-verse, CL is worldwide there are many such social sites where people who trade can meetup, public meetings find a bitcoin club near u, you'll probably meet ton's of ppl who will trade BTC in local currency.
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BTC is a way to preserve your wealth, if the economy collapses you can travel and never carry your wealth, it will always be on that chip, and nobody knows what it means, or you can tattoo 24 random words on you bottom of your foot if you don't like chips.
U read these forums and you would think that everybody is a BTC day-trader, but Your right that was never the intention of BTC.
