It's true that regulations can several impact the growth of the technology. However, the last few comments by Chris Giancarlo of the CFTC shows that they might be approaching regulations a bit more cautiously than many anticipated. Just like the early days of the Internet when they shied away from applying regulations and even sales tax on Internet sales, refraining from impeding the technology can prove to be the best move the regulators have made so far; and that may be recognized in future.