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Does Regulation Slow Down or Accelerate Adoption?

Brian Yim by Brian Yim
5 years ago
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Recently, many countries and cities have published new laws and legislations to regulate bitcoin. Does this help contribute to mainstream adoption, or is it merely a hindrance to it?


Regulation Slowing Adoption

New York was the first state in the USA to tighten regulation on Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, via its BitLicense. This is issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services, and it regulates businesses which work with virtual currency.

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The implementation of this law caused some bitcoin companies to cease operations in the state, while some others decided to go through the regulatory process to operate legally. However, to date, only 3 BitLicenses have been granted. Circle, Ripple and Coinbase are the only companies with the right to operate, and they must collect information on New York residents and report it back to the NYSDFS.

Other companies, like BitFinex and Kraken, decided to cease operations in the area and ban New York residents from using their services. They deemed the BitLicense to be too complicated to work with, and simply moving out of the area was the simplest option.

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In other countries like China, regulation has been a bit harsher. Major exchanges were forced to introduce fees, freeze withdrawals and disable margin trading to comply with new regulation from the People’s Bank of China. Zhou Xuedong, director of the PBoC’s Business Administration unit, stated:

“There is a significant risk, one is the risk of customer funds security, the second is the risk of money laundering, the third is the risk of leveraged transactions.”

Ways Around Regulation

However, the bitcoin community has developed solutions to avoid regulation. Decentralized, peer-to-peer marketplaces exist, where users can spend and obtain bitcoins without adhering to any official regulation since the platform isn’t run by a third party.

BitSquare is a decentralized bitcoin exchange, where users can buy and sell bitcoins without proving their identity. OpenBazaar employs a similar concept and allows users to set up stores to sell their products.

There are also other platforms that aim to promote decentralisation. For example, Blockonomics.co provides a free, detailed bitcoin invoice services for freelancers and businesses, as an alternative to Coinbase or BitPay. This means that again, users can enjoy the same services without having to go through long verification processes.

Regulation Fueling Adoption

Contrary to popular belief, regulation doesn’t necessarily have to slow down adoption. In some cases, regulation could help bring cryptocurrency technology to the masses; an excellent example of this is Humaniq.

Humaniq is a new platform which aims to bring mobile banking services to those who reside in emerging economies. The platform is powered by blockchain technology, but they aim to be compliant with KYC/AML laws in the countries they will operate in.

However, users no longer have to go through a complicated verification process. Instead, the users’ identity can be verified by simply having them take a photo of themselves or by reading a short piece of text.

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This could mean a significant step forward for blockchain technology. Users would be able to access all of its advantages without too much trouble, which is very important for those who live in emerging economies.

Nonetheless, any person can use Humaniq; their ICO (Initial Coin Offering) begins today, April 6th, which is a great chance to contribute to the project if you haven’t yet already done so.

[Disclaimer: This is a sponsored article. Publication does not constitute an endorsement and should not be considered as investment advice. Bitcoinist is not responsible for any outcome that may result from investing in this ICO.] 

Do you think that cryptocurrency businesses should be regulated? If so, why? Let us know your thoughts below!


Images courtesy of Blockonomics.co, BitSquare, Humaniq, NewsBTC, CoinFox and The Houston Free Thinkers.

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Brian Yim

Brian Yim

Brian has been a cryptocurrency enthusiast ever since he was introduced to Bitcoin in 2013. Since then, he has been very passionate about new developments in the cryptocurrency industry, and he was determined to inform the public about them.

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