If at least one of those countries gave favorable signals that will be a reason for the market to pump, but while both of them want to use bitcoin to their advantage both of them also hate the freedoms people can get through it, which is why both seem to be so indecisive about it and their policies keep changing, however it would not surprise me if this was also nothing more but another scheme by the Chinese government so a few months later they can once again change their posture and create more FUD to try to bring this market down.
Most governments are joining the crypto/Blockchain train because of the taxation benefits. Not because they want people to achieve true financial freedom. The latest series of events tied to crypto mixers and privacy coins alike tells us how mainstream governments (especially the US) are against people's financial freedom. I think that's exactly what China will be doing through Hong Kong in the long run. It will "embrace" crypto/Blockchain tech to attract investors, but the government won't let people use decentralized cryptocurrencies at their full extent.
There's no need to be surprised about this, especially when China is a communist country. Communism = more power for the government and less freedom/rights for individuals. Let's see if China's move will trigger Russia to do the same in the future. Who needs the approval of governments for crypto to survive anyways? Just my thoughts
Well, I guess governments are merely a symbol to represent the force to restrain the individual freedom, not the roots. Any monopoly, financial institutions, can become the powerful force to be against individual freedom, especially the financial freedom. On the other hand, not all restrain can only do harm to individual freedom because investors are only prone to make profits while ignoring all rules and regulation. Certain control/regulation from either governments or regulatory bodies is necessary for crypto market's healthy development.
