It's fair to say that the New York "Bitcoin License" is something of an attempt by the State of New York to gain control over the Bitcoin use and market, since by way of it they gain info on both parties to any transaction, where only one of the two is in New York, or even where only an exchange is in New York.
More can be elaborated on that but I'll stop.
Oh, and by the way "countries trying", you do know what is meant. "Trying" does not mean "succeeding," of course.