The US has been systematically making it more and more difficult for citizens to invest, do business, or diversify their investments and assets. Some liken it to penning the sheep before shearing. The FATCA laws are so stringent that many offshore banks and brokerages are automatically rejecting US citizens because the penalties that the IRS could impose on them make it not worth the risk. This behavior is typical of totalitarian regimes, which is a scary thought. This makes it all the more important to act now to protect as much of your wealth as possible by diversifying into cryptos, preferably stored on a Trezor or Ledger, and precious metals. If you get a VPN, for example check out witopia.com, your IP address will be disguised and can appear to be from any number of foreign countries--that might help with EOS. It's a good security measure to have anyway.