Take away from HK, Tokyo, Consensus is US is occupied with regulatory overhang and IRL problems while Asia is looking for different paths forward. 

MiCA seems to be taking middle path and moving with caution.

Should be an interesting 2024, if there will be a "flippening" between developed and developing countries...

With input from a more global user base, it might be possible for jurisdictions to adopt open standards that users can opt-in vs. required-to-use.

Not saying it's happening soon, but would be a very cool thing if it happens