Gateways and Liquidity

[zeta77]

I'm new to XRP and trying to understand the mechanics of moving money in and out. I'm based in the US.  Looking at ripple charts, bitstamp and gatehub appear to be the primary gateways for USD/XRP trading. If I purchase some XRP now and want to sell in the future for USD, are those the ones only places to do so?  As Ripple gets more banks in the network, then there should be more and more options in the future?

I also read some posts about going through btc then using circle  or coinbase, but btc/XRP market looks somewhat thinner than USD/XRP. 

Am I thinking about this correctly?

 

Thanks! I've been enjoying this forum and the members seem great. 

[bitcoinranger]

I'm in the US and I usually buy bitcoin from coinbase and send it to bitstamp then withdraw it to ripple.

I use GateHub to host my wallet.

You can sell your bitcoin on bitstamp then withdraw USD to Ripple if you perfer.