IF bitcoin was regulated in the USA by something similar to the SEC/NFA/or CFTC then this would bring audits, lawsuits, and eventually large fines and possible closure of the company.
People shouldn't have to hire babysitters in lieu of reading.
This is how
Ycombinator projects work.
Coinlab/Coinbase/Coincrap - Multiple cases of stealing from users through the "canceling BTC sale when price goes up" scam, amplified by "pay anyone complaining on the forum" double-down. In any event their burn rate takes them out of the picture this year, so damage should be limited, but try and sit at a safe distance.
Going by the density of forum complaints I'd venture a guess that even the double-down has by now proved to be too consuming.
Good luck in any case, OP.