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Cryptocurrencies are in the process of becoming more beholden, or at least more outlawed: https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/what-do-turkey-s-cryptocur...

Governments have the guns. I doubt that cryptocurrencies will win in the long run, unless they provide hooks for governments to project their power, which includes asset seizure transactions.

As for the people providing the interface, I've since edited my comment. My point used to be that exchanges like coinbase engage in massive market manipulation to aid their own goals, but it's not the only cause for the volatility of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, so I edited it out.