Speaking of regulations, the Philippines are starting to regulate bitcoin and I think this is one of the recent examples that you need to read.
Yes, securities and exchange commissions are already talking about it but with no specific plans yet.
http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/21/17/sec-looks-to-regulate-cryptocurrencies-crowdfunding
I am a bit worried about this, as we experience today, even without the regulations yet it's already very expensive converting BTC to fiat. Remittances have very high fees. I am hoping that crypto will still be worth investing in especially for new investors.