Crypto Currencies is facing local law policies many where: Local law can be a barrier for many countries to accelerate the blockchain industry. I read the sentiment of many people where the bitcoin or concurrency is not legally authorized but they are very much excited to use this technology. I think, a global revelation only can bring those countries to be inspired.
Because they see that bitcoin can be like that because of the blockchain. Therefore they adopted the blockchain and then closed the bitcoin space so that bitcoin interest was low and turned to the coins they made.
I am not at all surprised by such government rules, because basically they want to use the blockchain as a more complex centralization.