I think the lack of clarity on the side of politicians who rule these countries makes it difficult to allow bitcoin trading freely in these countries. I think, bitcoin is just a simple digital product (may be like Picasso painting)? If govt allows paintings, gold, diamonds as another form of payments, why not bitcoin? If you can sell Picasso painting for $120M, whats wrong in sale of another form of art (digital products like bitcoin)? It should be left up to the person who is buying this Picasso painting to decide if he is getting his money's worth or not. Whose is the govt to take decision on behalf of an individual? Are we still living in stone ages, where the tribe's headman decided whether you go out of your cave or not?