I have tried the same thing, and I can't seem to verify my email address after getting the link in the inbox.
It works fine for me!
I was able to verify my email by clicking on the verification button. Although there was no notification that the email was verified successfully and I was immediately redirected to the home page, but I guess everything is fine. However, I believe a notification should be displayed to confirm that the email was successfully verified to avoid confusion.
If clicking the verification button doesn’t work, the email suggests copy pasting the link provided
This is supposed to solve the problem.