> > So as a category in the real world, it is trivially a thing. I'm not saying bitcoin isn't a thing in the world; I was saying that I don't think that makes

> > So as a category in the real world, it is trivially a thing. I'm not saying bitcoin isn't a thing in the world; I was saying that I don't think that makes it "beyond the legal-regulatory system", or that that is really even a helpful/useful concept. I mean we can talk about various shadow economies, but they are just that - and not really in scope for OP article.