Hello! Luiz from Brazil here. I finally figured out the big exchange game in my country.
They trap us with a "pincer" move: one exchange (Mercado Bitcoin) has fair prices but charges a $12 USD flat fee to withdraw. The other (Ripio) has "low fees" but inflates the Bitcoin price by $1,200 USD over the global spot.
I'm done with them. I'm learning to earn sats directly on the Lightning Network here and achieve true sovereignty without Google Play or big tech tracking.
Self-custody is the only way to beat the system in 2026. Stacking sats and staying sovereign! ⚡️🥊