Quote from: pugman on January 15, 2021, 11:54:24 PM

or its just my region pricing.

That's the price you pay for not living in the US. Don't you know we're the only country that matters!? (/s)

There is a thread of other gift card providers here: Gift cards providers. Perhaps you could find one with better pricing for your region.

Quote from: figmentofmyass on Today at 12:11:52 AM

that seems rather doubtful. i've never used bitpay to pay a service where i've KYC'd, and i really don't think browser/IP/blockchain analysis is a functional replacement for a KYC program that demands official photo ID.

I would agree with this. Considering BitPay say they are doing this to comply with various AML laws from various governments, I highly doubt that those governments would say "Yeah, non-perfect and easily fooled blockchain analysis is sufficient" when they can just as easily say "Everyone must upload their passport".

Found a response on Reddit from a BitPay staff member: https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/kvujzq/fck_bitpay_use_coingate/gj0w8se/. It seems like they have introduced or are introducing mandatory KYC for all EU customers, regardless of value of transaction.