I don't think the NIST paper actually acknowledges ANY use cases. It does a fair job of pointing out the Oracle Problem, which is overlooked or underestimated

I don't think the NIST paper actually acknowledges ANY use cases. It does a fair job of pointing out the Oracle Problem, which is overlooked or underestimated by many, many crypto enthusiasts (and, IMHO, investors). Currency is a real use case (there's an existence proof), and NFTs could be considered a use case, if being a "digital collector" could be considered useful and not just another way to perform pump-and-dump scams.