I've said for a long time that the problem digital currency proponents seem to be missing is that there is nothing intrinsic to the technology that prevents it

I've said for a long time that the problem digital currency proponents seem to be missing is that there is nothing intrinsic to the technology that prevents it from being regulated. A bill is already up in California that requires businesses to report anyone who uses it. The only reason it hasn't been heavily regulated is because it hasn't become big enough to be on the radar yet. The second it is, it will become like anything else.