any suggestions on what someone from US should do if they currently need to verify? really frustrating to give away coins like this
Try and withdraw BTC if it works it works.
The problem with the US is fiat, the American banksters are trying to control the fiat to crypto exchanges because they can't control crypto, the ones they cannot control they attempt to shutdown with stories of money laundering, drug trade, stolen Mt Gox funds and other unsubstantiated claims so they can get foreign government to raid data centers, or suspend fiat accounts.
Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyK4P7ZdOK8 it explains what's going on with crypto to fiat exchanges being closed around the world.