I don't care what's official. I care if I can spend it. It has been pretty well recognized as an asset basically everywhere, but there is enormous resistance to recognizing it as currency — driven chiefly by banks and their states.
Discussion
I understand your point and I agree.
Thinking of how aggressively the US has attacked potential new, competitive currencies in the past - the Gold Dinar comes to mind - I'm kind of shocked that the US and its allies haven't pushed back harder against cryptos in general.
What's the situation like inside Russia?
How easy is it to use Bitcoin in Russia for day-to-day things?