Cryptocurrency, by design, is boundaryless. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and their countless siblings operate in a decentralized universe, where peer-to-peer exchanges circumvent traditional banking infrastructures. A payment can be made from a freelancer in Lagos to a startup in Berlin in minutes, without a single intermediary, without the friction of currency conversions, banking fees, or delayed settlements. Yet, as intoxicating as this freedom feels, it exists in a legal limbo—a shadowland where th...