Because to my knowledge there are several countries in southeast asia that have not legalized bitcoin. And what is our endeavor for bitcoin in southeast asia to be legal like any other country (which has legalized bitcoin).
Will the impact be positive or negative?
Well if bitcoin truly be legalized to the countries around the world there's no way for the southeast Asians to regret the new technology or the new existence of great currency. Innovation is a must so that if the number of countries that uses it becomes larger the asians will be forced to use it also to gain or follow trend