Why Regulation Could Help Bitcoin

A couple of weeks ago, we published a piece called ‘Why Regulating Bitcoin Won’t Work‘. Here Bob Swarup provides the counter argument, assessing what regulations could do for bitcoin. Bob has extensive global experience in financial markets, macroeconomics and regulation. He has also recently released his new book Money Mania: Booms, Panics, and Busts from Ancient Rome to the Great Meltdown.

Is it a commodity? Is it a currency? No, it’s bitcoin.

There is a touch of Messianic fervour about virtual currencies these days, most notably bitcoin.