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Ripple is already fully regulated, they have KYC and other nonsense in it.

The problem is that fiat currency, in electronic form, only exists in bank servers, and the government will make sure of that (as they shut down Libertydollar).

Because they don't like their trademark being infringed and people issuing alternative fiat currencies. So their game is only inside the banking system, which means that if you want to interact with the banking system, you have to play by their rules.

The whole point of the cryptocurrency space is to just bypass that. We can just have our own currency, why should we rely on theirs?

I think at some point they would have to play with the rules of the crypto.

All I am saying is that it would be easier for newcomers to join crypto if this option exists. the shift has to happen somehow. it will be harder with such a great divide.

Yes, I think sooner or later banks will join the crypto<>fiat exchange system, either by investing in regulated exchanges or creating their own. I'm worried that things like localbitcoins.com will be shut down eventually.

They will choke the exchanges. So that is why people should start accepting crypto in many stores, especially grocery stores.

I would really like to buy a meal for some Steem or things like that.

I think Bancor will solve this problem. each one having their own token based on their own rules.

Certainly the possibilities are many.