I see a very close parallel in history with most of the gold rush campaigns of the 1800's in the United States. In each case, someone discovers a lode, and everyone flocks in with wild abandonment. The chaos that ensues breeds insane instances of wealth and ugliness, princes and thieves. As a result, eventually government steps in to "save people" from their own inability to self-regulate. So, we are in that period of pioneer status wherein we can carve out small or large destinies. I think that it is up to us that participate actively to see that we do the best job we can to make this run smoothly without harm to others. It's the transparency that we all wanted, so that less criminality can happen.
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