The network of laws, statutes, and legal practices pertaining to the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries is referred to as "crypto regulation."The legal status of these industries has been the subject of a great deal of discussion ever since Bitcoin's white paper was published in 2008.Regulators and legislators have been faced with entirely new issues.Cryptocurrency is seen as a threat to monetary control by some governments, who have responded hostilely.Because of its capacity to connect disparate economies and facilitate trustless global transactions, others have embraced the industry.However, the majority of the world is still working out the specifics of how to legislate, regulate, and prosecute the set of laws that are associated with such a young industry.