I don't think those old golden days gonna come soon, banks and government have joined their forces to regulate bitcoin making it almost like fiat. You can't just exchange bitcoin or buy/sell it for fiat without getting noticed by government or tax officers. So point of privacy while dealing with bitcoin at some point might just become a psedotruth.
What you guys think about this?
First days of bitcoin were really gold days in any way... But can't agree you that you can't exchange bitcoin without noticing from goverment. Imagine how much darknet users there are, all of them need to launder money, so this means bitcoin is still very usable for that.
And what's about debit cards, I really miss my XAPO... It was great wallet... There are local ones which workbthe way you wonder but I think it won't be usable for you. In need I can provide link...