El Salvador gave up Bitcoin as legal tender, in return they got almost 1 and a half billion USD in "bribe money" from the IMF.
When choosing between prosperity ( or a portion of it, even for your people), or something else, even with bigger potential - a country goes for a safer option.
I do think this traction back would be overcome eventually. These IMF folks tho, they are like Pinkertons of our days when there is BTC on a bigger stage
