What are your thoughts on the need for regulation in the cryptocurrency industry? As the industry matures, I think it would make sense to go the regulatory route rather than to fight the "existing system"?
The only project which doesn't need to follow any regulation is bitcoin. Regulation must try to fit in bitcoin.
All the other MUST follow regulaations, because they are companies. If a company is against the law, it will be shut down and operators will have to face consequences (fines, jail, whatever).
As bitcoin doesn't have an owner, ceo, etc, and neither a central point, it simple cannot be shut down by any regulator.
THe most recent example is libra, which american congress just stopped it before even it was born.