I disagree that joining with traditional banks and government regulators is the only way for Bitcoin to go mainstream. The government regulators are the ones w

I disagree that joining with traditional banks and government regulators is the only way for Bitcoin to go mainstream. The government regulators are the ones who cause fees, delays, or spying on international transfers. Bitcoin has solved this problem, and international transfers can be done just as easily and quickly as any other transaction. At some point this is sure to change for Bitcoin Central customers, as the government starts making decisions about how Bitcoin transactions should be handled. Again, I'm not complaining of a detriment to myself or anyone else. I just don't see the point. Perhaps calling it a "huge step backwards" was misguided. What I meant by that was, if I were a customer of Bitcoin Central it would feel like a huge step backwards for me, and if the general Bitcoin community went this direction it would feel like a huge step backwards. EDIT: grammar