2018 Will Be the Year of Cryptocurrency Regulation, But is That a Bad Thing?

in bitcoin •  7 years ago 

Many have predicted that 2018 will be the year regulators get well and truly involved the emerging cryptocurrency market. Thus far, that certainly seems to be the case. Regulation Is Here, but Is It a Bad Thing? As we ushered in the new year, South Korea laid down regulation which prevents anonymous trading, while China went right ahead and banned trading entirely. Meanwhile, financial...

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Hopefully the year 2018 will pass and that forecast will not be true

I'm worried about it

Part of this might depend even on how Steemit proves it can regulate itself? Self-regulation might be one answer because decentralised platforms are going to be so difficult without a well-designed community system. But still, I think traceable aspects will have to emerge... Going to be interesting!