In what appears to be the product of action and reaction from civil unrest, the government in Uzbekistan decided to prevent its citizens from purchasing any form of cryptocurrency in the country. It also only allowed them to sell coins that records could prove legally. So that the currency not legally registered is illegal and therefore cannot be sold.
Not sure what is the reason for the civil unrest and why that made them to turn the decision upside down from what they took last year, so basically they banned anyone from purchasing the coins and those who are holding the coins can sell those in legal exchanges after undergoing the necessary KYC, basically they are pushing the crypto traders underground and people who trade will continue the P2P model and there is nothing the government can do about it.
Very interesting turn of events, just last September 2018, Uzbekistan Looks to Lure Crypto Exchanges With New Tax Benefits
If the news is true then the government shows the entire investment community globally that how unreliable they can be and Uzbekistan should be avoided for business investment.