actually I will not care about bitcoin being legalized or used as a means of payment by the government, because in my opinion the most important thing is that the government must allow its people to invest in bitcoin, yes, even if they have to pay taxes to the government.
and in my opinion, bitcoin is very difficult to make as means of payment, because the price is unstable, and maybe that's why the government doesn't allow btc to be used as means of payment.
The government do not allow bitcoin as a means of payment? I doubt that, except in countries that bitcoin is totally banned, there are many bitcoin friendly countries in the world. Only what the government will not allow is to make bitcoin a legal tender, bu if you want to use it, they do not stop you from using it. If you like you can send it to someone or not. The government do not care about citizens to that extent, they care more about their pockets and their selfish reasons, that is the reason why they will not accept bitcoin to a greater extent because they do not want decentralization that can reduce their control.