Uzbekistan will publish its plans to regulate Bitcoin in September 2018, with a "center of competence" Blockchain that should go into business in July, reported Vzglyad. 21.

According to local reports, the country's president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, approved plans for a document outlining plans for the regulation of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology

. government and central bank ministries, as well as various other authorities.

The regulation of cryptocurrency is a hot topic for the former Soviet bloc states this year. Last year, neighboring Kazakhstan expressed its desire to copy Blockchain's permissiveness to Singapore, while Belarus announced that it wanted to create a hospitable environment for this innovative financial technology.

The Center of Expertise dedicated to Blockchain On the agenda, according to sources, " would formulate conditions for the use of Blockchain's potential, increasing professional capabilities and supporting indigenous promoters . "

The center should begin its official activities on July 1st.