A bit frustrated, I was very tempted to run and buy some Hive power, but being located in the U.S. made it impossible to use Blocktrades since this lovely country’s policies are becoming more and more peculiar when it comes to crypto exchanges and other non mainstream ways of dealing with money.

Have you tried Transak? Click your wallet on Peakd and click the 'With CC'.

Very fast and trustworthy. Cash comes from your bank account.