What sort of tactics or strategy do you use to trade it for a consistent profit? I assume you're referring to bitcoin here.

Also, the banking hours thing is absurd, and way too common not only with banks but also some online payments processors, like, for example, the utter dumpster fire, parasitic garbage company that is Paypal. Dealing with that one alone (and with banks in certain contexts) alone makes one fully sympathize with so much of what crypto is supposed to (and to a pretty decent degree does) offer.