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Comment by LapsangGuzzler

Not really, because the major service that exchanges provide is to convert between crypto and cash. The tremendous growth seen in the industry over the last few years was fueled by an influx of cash into the crypto markets by way of exchanges.

Dealing in cash means managing some sort of bank or brokerage account, which falls under federal purview.

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