My MAIN point with @hilarski post was regarding the US government. Now, I did hear about some small grant being given to a college but that was a while ago and I can't recall all the specifics of it. I did not know about the DHS thing, thanks for providing that article.

I should've been more clear yesterday. I did know about japan and China. In fact a prominent steemian on here not too long ago posted about buying a new computer at a bitcoin friendly store on tokyo. That's so cool to me. Last time i checked i cant go to the grocery store here in the US and do that. In fact almost every person i know is clueless about cryptocurrency in general here in the United states. It seriously is viewed as "shady" business by most because the new media portrays it that way.
As I pointed out yesterday, I'm looking to get largely out of the "E" sector (rich dad poor dad reference) E for employee because 40% taxation is HARSH. i do love My old people though and ill continue playing along so i can have a job that i enjoy but only part time eventually and have other revenue streams that's i don't get literally robbed by the US government.
I think of it in terms of pie :

1. My main job/puts food on the table/pays the bills = my job as a licensed PT Assistant. Love it but don't love 40% of my pie being eaten before i even get a chance to look at it.
2. In the past I and occasionally I still do sell stuff on ebay. Ebay takes a cut for the service, okay no problem, paypal takes a cut for transfer to my bank. This income stream is a nice pie to me bevause only a little sliver is taken out before i can use it
3. Crypto trading/steemit earnings - another pie. I could see the US govt getting greedy as fuck over it and taxing it 40% too. I don't like that. Why does the govt need a slice out of each of my income pies? Does the govt need money from the yardsale i just had? No, but we are supposed to report all our income so. ...

I'm staunch on my view that the US govt isn't a fan of the common man making money off crypto. Yes it is all out in the open on the block chain but, last time i checked there was no steemit "w2."

I think that's pretty cool about Australia, Singapore, South korea. But you mentioned yesterday about russia banning it. Direct quote below:

"Maybe you will say it decentralized and they can't kill it, I will agree with you but they could have banned exchanges and mining and made it a crime to use it, mine it, or exchange it like Russia did."

Today you say:

"Everywhere I look, it is becoming more clear to me that government loves Blockchain technology in general and Bitcoin in specific, I could add more articles about Russia..."

So while you have some valid points about other non US countries adopting it, but obviously the Russian govt doesn't "love it " if they made it illegal.