《Crypto Finally Realized: Influencing Rules Beats Influencing Prices》 How the crypto world used to change the world: write code, build protocols, publish whitepapers. Now, more and more Crypto companies are realizing: what truly determines the future of the industry might not be the technology, but the rules. So, the crypto space is stepping into a previously unfamiliar territory: politics. From resisting regulation to influencing regulation. From "Government, stay out of my business" to "I want to help make the rules." This is actually a major identity shift for Crypto. Early days: Crypto wanted to create a new world outside of traditional finance. Later: Crypto wanted to enter the traditional financial system. Now: Crypto is starting to influence the people who make the financial rules. What does this mean? A true sign of an industry’s maturity might not be how big its market cap is. Instead: it’s whether it starts influencing rule-making. Of course, this is also a warning sign. Because when an anti-establishment industry starts entering the establishment, it gains influence. But it might also lose its original ideals.