Well stated, even if I continue to disagree with you @guysellars. I believe regulation of any kind will simply hamstring crypto while keeping it trapped in the race against government currency manipulation... a race that crypto will never win (and the penalty for loss is to fall out of use and become irrelevant).
The ONLY way crypto has a chance to compete (and therefore sustain it's own marketshare) is to change it's playing field to one in which a fiat currency has no legs to run on. That IS the deregulated space on the electronic wild frontier (and yes, there are "bandits" but, those bandits suffer from the "free market" as much as "good actors" do.
Regulated (non-free) markets are built to stifle competition and feed unhealthy monopolies.
Thank you for expressing your opinion, which I actually think is the wish of many. Perhaps we can agree that, whether regulated or not, we appreciate the forums that allow us to express our opinions and discuss critical topics together.
Good to meet you @jbgarrison72. I hope we will run into each other more often.
Dear @jbgarrison72, @guysellars
Personally I believe that this race has been already lost. Crypto and blockchain were created to serve humans.
And humans that have power and resources will always win.
Yours
Piotr
Not all humans with power and resources are bad although in our current paradigm, bad actors tend to get a greater share of the rewards.
In a true/ideal free market, power and resources will naturally funnel to those who provide the best service for the lowest price. :)
The greatest good is always served by emergent harmony arising through struggle.