The headline sounds like a threat: "we might take your money through regulatory action". The statement was actually that the value of cryptocurrency is volatile

The headline sounds like a threat: "we might take your money through regulatory action". The statement was actually that the value of cryptocurrency is volatile and it's risky as an investment or store of value. This is sound advice for someone who doesn't know much about it and is only interested because they've heard about people making huge profits. It's not news at all to most of the HN audience.