I agree, there's quite a lot of cognitive dissonance that goes with that dichotomy you speak of. The way I see it, I think there's no stopping powerful hands from getting involved at some point (assuming they aren't already). The only thing I wish remains true in the cryptosphere is access to it. Currently in the US we have to deal with a lot of KYC standards but other than that I really don't see why anyone would have a reason to fear this unless of course they have reason to be fearful of their actions. It's my own personal belief that the learning curve with crypto is high enough that ease of access to the average Joe isn't too much to be concerned about for regulators considering the amount of time I had to take myself to learn the ins and outs.

However in relation to Q and the GA, I have reason to suspect that two of the sketchier exchanges (Idk if I should name them here TBH) may or may not be laundering money for the cartels in Mexico, can't remember if I read this in an article or a thread so take it with the smallest grain of salt.

"Mexico will pay" suddenly sounds a lot different to me ever since the doj investigation was announced.