How smart regulation can improve the future of blockchain
Regulatory bodies must evolve with the markets they regulate, and when it comes to the crypto market, it becomes especially important. With extreme positions on both sides, some would have us believe that decentralized technology and regulation are mutually exclusive. As pervasive as that narrative has become, a more evolved view is that both decentralization and regulation are inevitable, so the best results will flow with regulators and innovators coming together. But what will that cooperation look like?At the Stellar Development Foundation, our view is that regulators and innovators....
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