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Uselessly pandering over what cryptocurrencies ought best to be legally defined as just creates a divisive academic polarity that wastes time neglecting the meat of the matter — that no regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies can be sustained unless its complete decentralisation is limited. But it is almost certain that decentralised cryptocurrencies can be fettered if they become state-owned. A Free Market Approach to Stablecoin Regulation The Bank for International Settlements, an umbrella group for central banks, said in a report this week that it's concerned there's a "decentralization illusion" in DeFi.