[fragsworth]

"Regulation" isn't a one-dimensional thing.

You can simultaneously hate scam ICOs and still not want most other aspects of cryptocurrencies to be regulated. There are lots of different regulations that different people find acceptable.

[libertymcateer]

I agree - I'm an attorney. But are we picking and choosing here? Because my bet is, and has been for quite sometime, that when all is said and done, the 'regulations' we are talking about are those that already exist and are applied to securities.

[quirkot]

Yes, we are picking and choosing. We’re picking out individuals that are motivated to love unregulated financial instruments because it’s easier to defraud the populace and choosing to shut them down

[hectorr1]

I'm sure that most of securities law will apply, but there might be new opportunities provided by the tech that need to be worked out - for instance funding protocol development.

The innovation also might also shift political attention to some drawbacks with the current regulatory regime that could use updating - for instance the rather blunt instrument of the accredited investor regime, or the custodian requirement.

And the regulators will have to deal with changes to their own incentive structures - for instance the opportunity for regulatory arbitrage.

For all the mistrust of banks and regulators in Bitcoinland, having those institutions take you seriously is what winning looks like.