What crypto traders expect from wary government regulators

Each week the NZ Herald's Cooking the Books podcast tackles a different money problem. Today, it's how the world of cryptocurrency could change as it becomes more mainstream. Hosted by Frances Cook. <br /><br />Regular listeners to this podcast will know I'm conflicted about cryptocurrencies. <br /><br />Right now, it doesn't fit my criteria for what makes a good investment. It's just too speculative. <br /><br />But that doesn't mean I think there's no future for digital currencies such as Bitcoin or blockchain such as Ethereum. <br /><br />In fact, far from it. I'm sure it will be there in the future; I'm just not sure in what form. <br /><br />One issue is that governments, banks, and other major institutions are still wary of it, so there's a possibility of these digital assets being whacked with the regulation stick in ways that we don't see coming. <br /><br />Another issue is right at the opposite end of the scale, with individuals. <br /><br />Stories abound of people losing hard drives, or forgetting their password, and not being able to access millions of dollars in cryptocurrencies that are rightfully theirs. <br /><br />That seems quite a major security problem. <br /><br />So this time let's talk to someone in the industry about what they think are the major hurdles, and how they're preparing for them. <br /><br />In the latest podcast I talked to Leigh Travers from DigitalX. <br /><br />If you have a question about this podcast, or question you'd like answered in the next one, come and talk to me about it. I'm on Facebook here <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/FrancesCookJournalist/</a> <br /> Instagram here <a href="https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/francescooknz/</a> and Twitter here <a href="https://twitter.com/FrancesCook" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/FrancesCook</a>