If governments not seeing the blockchain technology isn't being used by banks like the rest of us hating XRP, I guess there won't be legalization and proof that it is indeed safe to use the technology and that government can tax investors. To me it doesn't matter what XRP do but if they've proven themselves for the banks to be used then I guess the government can also approved the rest of the blockchain tokens and that includes btc.
In my country the public interest to invest in bitcoin increases with the rise of the digital currency price. If there is a gain in the sale / purchase transaction or bitcoin investment, it is taxable income, according to the self assessment system, the taxpayer shall report the income in the annual tax return and pay the tax. and it does not matter to me.