I don't blame TBC, to be clear. They may help some people. The Visa card didn't charge me for forex conversion, even though the documents say it does. And visa has $750 limit vs. the $500 for the MC. So I don't see any advantages for the MC, only drawbacks.

Just find it funny that the card issuers are such hypercompliant losers that they are afraid of people "laundering" money and committing financial "crimes" with $50 cards.

To other readers: this is the danger of "bitcoin" Visa cards: they may turn on KYC at any moment and leave you stranded. Use them if you must, but be aware of the dangers. Let's use bitcoin as intended: P2P, without intermediaries.