There is no regulation. That's what makes BTC unique mate.

Regulation? HELL NO. If BTC were to be regulated it would just be calleed USD.

If regulation comes to bitcoin and cryptocurrency as a whole it will loose its value. The regulators are likely to do it in favour of their selfish interest especially when it comes under government regulations and management. I believe how it is makes it a unique currency. The answer to regulation of bitcoin is big NO

Very well said. I do agree with the author. It needs regulation to stop or lessen scams, especially in ICOs. There are lots of scam ICOs flooding the market that stops some people from doing campaigns and instead of investing in it, they prefer to stop and give up in cryptos. With a little regulation, this may lessen the number of scam ICOs or if effective, totally eliminate it.

People have chosen Bitcoin and cryptocurrency over banks because of the freedom that we could have through it. We are making our own banks here since we're far from regulation and we're in control of our assets. Scams and frauds are the consequences of the freedom that we're experiencing in crypto. If Bitcoin will be regulated, I don't see any sense and difference of it from banks except for being a digital currency.

Bitcoin was created to be sustainable without regulations, laws, authority, or whatever. It's just you guys who are praying for regulations and centralization in the hope the price skyrockets. No matter if it kills Bitcoin's ethics as long people are cashing out. The argument of the 'mass adoption' always used but Bitcoin will be adopted with or without regulations. It started a decade ago slowly but on point following its adoption

A lot of crypto lovers as well as traders and investors will get disappointed if the government will get involved and regulate Bitcoin. We all know how the government works in ruling banks and nobody wants the same thing to happen with blockchain technology. I think fraudulent and scams aren't the reason enough to regulate bitcoin because it's something that should be fixed inside crypto without the involvement of the government.

Well, in Europe already there is 4th (and upcoming 5th) Anti Money-Laundering Directive which regulate some of the aspects of cryptocurrency trading and ICOs

One of the main ideas of using cryptocurrencies is to step away from traditional regulations in which fiat currencies are bound to, and people adhere to, in order to prevent the assets being seized and people being detained. By allowing your coins to be regulated, most especially the network in which it runs to, you are basically giving up your freedom to use those coins and let someone in 'authority' mandate you on what and what not to do with your coins. They can regulate the platforms built around bitcoin, but bitcoin itself won't and shouldn't be regulated.

You cannot regulate something that has been made decentralized. "we can police our own" this is a much better idea. I don't want the law anywhere near crypto. We can take care of this ourselves.
People know the risks of getting into crypto. It is very risky business not for the faint-hearted. If you don't like it you don't have to take part. Stop blaming the criminals only. Do you think criminals would exist if noone fed them? As long as idiots are willing to give over their heard earned crypto to scammers nothing will change. (I am excluding advanced scams since anyone can fall for these though only like 1% of scams are advanced)
When people still fall for cloud mining scams because of their own greed its their fault and if they keep doing that scammers will keep coming.

People must arm themselves with education instead of relying on "regulations" or the "law"
If you cannot protect yourself without the need for the law you are either a fool or a coward.
You don't go into the minefield of the crypto universe without being armed. It's just asking for it. Like most things education is key.

It is very simple. You either educate yourself or do not. The latter is more likely to cause financial loss and people should be doing everything they can to protect their assets/currency/valuables/stocks or whatever it is.