I agree that nobody knows, that is something that is so close to crypto currencies currencies. Its cause bitcoin and altcoins are something's new for this world, they appeared out from nowhere. I didn't imagine this scenario 10 years ago. I started dealing with crypto currencies 2 and a half years ago and eben then I thought I am late for the party.
We will see what will happen but the fact is that crypto currencies are making or its better in o say breaking they way out of anonymity.
It not just Americana that are making new laws. Gibraltar is the one that will make some regulations before them.
Bitcoin market cap is already 150 billion dollars and going up. This is not the first time that something like this is happening, look at the past ans you will see that after Chinese new year price is having uptrend.  All prices is going up, let's hope that this uptrend will continue trough all February.