Regulate Ledgers and Not Individual Crypto Providers, BIS Study Says

That hits the nub of why regulators and the crypto world are often in such conflict. Traditional financial regulations are focused on institutions such as banks, and it isn’t easy to shoehorn blockchain payments or smart contracts into that model. In practice, regulators tend to look for intermediaries on to whom obligations such as anti-money laundering checks can be piled, for example those providing crypto exchange or wallet services.