I think countries in Europe are more sensitive to bitcoin and crypto. Previously, Belgium had launched 8 Bitcoin ATMs, and currently Ukraine plans to impose a tax on bitcoin.
Taxes in Europe are high if you compare them to the rest of the world. In the EU the tax gets progressively higher the more you earn and can reach almost 50% in some countries like France, which means that you're sharing with the state 50:50.
Ukraine is in trouble because people are moving to work in the EU and they had to invest a lot to sustain the army during the latest Crimea conflict. They have to get the money from somewhere.