There are definitely a lot of challenges a decentralized community is going to face and some (like this) are going to have massive ramifications and require large concessions to authority or changes in legislation by the authorities to accommodate it.
While we are in infancy mode and they are playing catch up, there is a chance that foundational developments can be made and as people globally pour in, we are able to force legislation changes. If too many keep bickering for too long as they look for short gains, the authorities will move before the chains and shut and lock the floodgates to stop the onboarding needed to tip the scales in the favour of people over government.
The question is, can we come together before they circle their wagons?