In reality, it can be referred to as a digital currency since it is what the inventor was intending to do. However, I consider it to be a digital asset more than just being a cryptocurrency since it is currently having so much value. If its value is worth than an ounce of gold then I guess that it qualifies to be referred to as a digital assets.

Bitcoin is one of the greatest investments one would ever make, since its somehow profitable. We cannot change the fact that it is a digital currency, however, we can define it according to how we perceive it, since our perceptions will definitely be different towards bitcoin.