The capabilities of states and their bodies should not be underestimated. They have a lot of opportunities to influence the development, state and future of decentralized cryptocurrency. In recent years, cryptocurrency has been developing rapidly and the number of its supporters is growing. The positions of high-ranking officials in our civilized society are, as a rule, elective. They have to take into account their rating and take actions that would not allow it to fall if they want to continue to remain in power. If the cryptocurrency finds strong support in the community, such officials will not act against the wishes of the public. Apparently, this is already deterring government agencies from taking radical measures against the cryptocurrency. In addition, it cannot be said that cryptocurrency is unprofitable for officials of different ranks. After all, they are also people with the same weaknesses and also do not mind hiding part of their unreported profit in cryptocurrency.
Therefore, the cryptocurrency has a chance to gain a foothold in this society, despite their conflicting influence on society and the elite that governs it. The regulation of cryptocurrency will increase, but I don't think it will come to drastic measures.
That's certainly true, mate. Governments can come up with any tactic in order to stifle the growth of crypto/Blockchain tech. After all, they don't want to lose control over people's lives. Fiat is what makes the world go round, so we should expect more opposition from mainstream banks and governments in the future.
All in all, I don't think governments will be able to stop developers from creating a new coin, since everything is open sourced. But they can try to hunt for a developer's identity in order to hold him/her accountable for his/her actions. Centralized exchanges might restrict developers from listing a new coin if they don't comply with KYC. This will force developers to list their coin on a decentralized exchange at a cost of reduced liquidity and public exposure. As long as crypto/Blockchain tech remains decentralized and censorship-resistant, there should be nothing to worry about. Just my thoughts