Stanford Warns Future Of Crypto Depends On Regulation, Quantum-Safe Systems, Digital Dollar Competition
Stanford University has identified three defining challenges shaping the future of cryptocurrencies: the absence of clear U.S. regulation, looming risks from quantum computing and growing international momentum around central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).
What Happened: The Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2025, published by the university avoids speculation but presents a data-driven assessment of how unresolved infrastructure, policy, and energy concerns may influence crypto’s trajectory.
The authors highlight that cryptocurrencies currently operate in a fragmented policy environment.
“The lack of a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency affects many American users, consumers, and investors who are often confused about the basic workings of cryptocurrencies and their markets”.
This uncertainty not only deters user confidence but may also “prevent entrepreneurs from …
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