There’s only two options in the end, either they will legalize it because majority of the other countries are already into it, or they will continue to neglect bitcoin and eventually left behind by other countries. Well, I don’t think they won’t be competitive at all. Of course, if the government leaders will focus on the citizens welfare, then they will prioritize bitcoin without any doubt, regardless if they are trying to impose an authoritarian type of government.
A optimistic side and a pessimistic side indeed. I guess that is what the country people are feeling at the moment. Keep on with your work by spreading the awareness and information about crypto in your locality, it needs to be well ingrained among the natives that crypto is nothing but a moneytary method, bad people have used it for bad things, but it is essentially a good thing for the world.
If the message goes through strongly enough, eventually the government will turn and legalize the use of bitcoin or put it in grey area like many other countries.