Cryptocurrencies must work with government regulators in order to sustain the crypto revolution, Ripple (available on Binance) CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in an interview with CNBC today.

Speaking on CNBC’s Fast Money segment, the alt-coin entrepreneur told listeners: “It’s incredibly important that the entire industry recognizes that we have to work with the regulators, we have to work with the system.” This is contrary to what many enthusiasts believe is the whole point of cryptocurrencies in the first place; that Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) et al should be a completely unregulated and decentralized form of currency which allows total financial freedom in the hands of its users.