I'm new to the cryptoworld, and have only invested in a few projects, but those that I did invest in required me to either buy coins via an exchange or mine them.. As my computer is nowhere near what it should be for mining and I also do not have a mining rig the only way to get in on the projects is by buying on an exchange.
Of the exchanges I've registered for I've only heard back from two of them after sending my ID months ago.. The higher-end exchanges have 'pending status.' I just want to be able to buy Altcoins using my bank account (Canadian) without having to go from Bitcoin or Ethereum.
NEXT promises to do that. I hope they set something up for early investors to get verified before they go live!
Regardless, this project looks promising. It'll make noobs like me a easier time to invest in altcoins and not have to convert and lose value of what we actually put in initially (no matter how little).