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Re: [ANN][DRK] DarkCoin | First Anonymous Coin | First X11 | First DGW | Fork for Masternode Payment
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toknormal
on 14/07/2014, 19:28:35 UTC
Really?  Cryptocurrencies will never be regulated?  It's already happening.  I'm not making this up to start an argument.  Governments are actually starting to implement regulations governing cryptocurrencies.

If you re-read my post, please note where I said the "fiat and retail gateways" would be regulated.

All the examples you cite relate to these. In particular in the name of "limiting anonymity" - again I said they'd try to do that in my post..."unless a mechanism can be found to associate blockchain addresses with individuals"

For example, the article about French regulation cites bitcoin "distributors" - i.e. exchanges and the like.

Another example you cite is the impending imposition of capital gains tax on crypto. That is actually a regulation which applies to fiat - not crypto because your taxable income is measured in dollars  euros and you generally pay capital gains on realised gains.

There is also nothing in your examples about a distinction being made between opaque and transparent blockchains.