My crypto setup as a remote worker getting paid in USDT (living in Europe)

[maxholy]

Hi afflift! I'm not a crypto bro, just a guy who gets paid in USDT and needs to actually live on it. Want to share my current crypto setup, where I earn in USDT spend it with cash or crypto cards. Here's my current setup:

• Receiving: Salary comes straight to Trust Wallet. Simple, no middleman. Trust is probablt THE most easiest wallet I have ever had.
• Cash out: I cash out my USDT into cash via offline crypto exchanges. Send USDT — get EUR/USD cash or any other currency.
• Spending: I loaded my Coca Card with a few thousand USDT — use it for daily expenses. Works everywhere like a regular card: cashback, Apple Pay, APY and a few other perks.
• Trading: Sometimes I move some funds to Hyperliquid and trade BTC or ETH when the news looks interesting. I trade a few times per month — not small amounts, but no big leverage either. Only DEX, no CEX — I don't want my funds sitting on an exchange.

Why I am not using CEX – once my CEX account was blocked and my crypto CEX card also get blocked. I was travelling, not