Yes, Bitcoin is a digital asset just like a comment, domain name, picture, etc.
It's just code or encrypted text. What you pay to own a piece of the blockchain is pure speculation.
Yes you are right, Bitcoin is not money, if you think so I think the same as Gold, Gold is also not money but an asset that is very valuable or very valuable. and similarly Bitcoin is a very valuable asset even the value and quality level is very good and quite high, the only difference is that Bitcoin is said to be a digital asset, but that does not mean it is money, and if you say that Bitcoin is not money there may be no payment which will accept Bitcoin as a means of payment (only in countries that legalize it, and companies that give it permission).
And not only that, Bitcoin will also be able to be exchanged into paper money, and this depends on someone who wants to exchange it either in USD ( $ ), or other currencies, depending on where one's country comes from.
I really think of Bitcoin as a digital asset that I can use for multiple functions, both from making payments, transactions (either general transactions or transactions between Crypto holders), and if I want to hold it in the form of paper money I only need to exchange it into the country's currency I.