http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2016/07/27/miami-judge-rules-that-bitcoin-is-not-money/
not only Florida but mostly countries and states of United States and other countries are scare of altcoins that their economy will be damages if they accept Bitcoin and other altcoions, I think it's not true
RE: South Africa is ready to accept Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies