From a global perspective, governments of different countries have different attitudes towards blockchain and blockchain assets, but overall they are still in the exploratory period.
European and American countries actively regulate them. Germany was the first country to recognize digital assets such as Bitcoin as private property. The US CFTC ( U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission) characterizes Bitcoin as a commodity. New York State currently has issued 3 BitLicenses.
The situation in Asia is different. Japan actively supports it. In April of this year, Japan implemented the Payment Services Act, officially recognizing Bitcoin as a legal payment method.
South Korea actively regulates it. In July 17th, South Korea launched the "Bitcoin Regulation Act", setting a threshold of 500 million won for investors.
China's strictly supervises it. In September 2017, the People 's Bank of China and other seven ministries and commissions jointly issued the Announcement on Preventing the Risk of Token Issuance Financing, stating that in China, trading platforms must not engage in the exchange business between fiat currencies and virtual currencies.