In our society the concept of a "Free Market" is not one where participants are free to do entirely as they please without consequence. The use of the word Fre

In our society the concept of a "Free Market" is not one where participants are free to do entirely as they please without consequence. The use of the word Free in "Free Market" implies a freedom from restricted competition which definitionally requires a regulatory body to maintain a somewhat level playing field. Again, in order to ensure this healthy competition in markets, regulation is required. This is why we attempt to inhibit monopolists, and why antitrust laws in general exist. Absolute freedom in the personal sense is expressly not a goal of modern free market economics. You are free, subject to taxation of course, to hang onto your "hard earned labor" on your shitcoins but Kraken is not free to operate as a securities exchange unless it complies with the regulations in place so as to ensure an orderly and healthy market. DeFi people are constantly finding out[0] why some centralization and oversight is a good idea. [0] https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WntjAM2wqF8 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WntjAM2wqF8