Hive needs a good exchange in the US. I think gate.io trades Hive in the US. I've done these trades with simpleswap and blocktrades before, and they are not cheap and can get delayed.
I live in the US, but I'm from Brazil. I opened an account with Binance in Brazil, and I use a VPN. Best solution I could find.
RE: How I lost 800 Hive xfer - well almost