Just to be clear, though: this means that you view the evasion of existing AML statutes as a precondition for crypto "thriving". It's the same problem. Coinbase isn't doing this to be evil or centralized or controlling, they're literally just following the law.

Now, I'm sure there's a place for a reasoned discussion about the breadth of laundering regulation and how it might be improved. But your position seems to be an absolutist one (that AML simply can't be allowed in crypto), and it's not clear to me if you realize that.