I find this recent video of the Daily Decrypt intriguing. It suggests that for bitcoin to achieve progress in the arms race that has become digital currencies, it'd need to establish some meaningful form of governance for development. I'm not saying that I agree with that statement but I haven't seen it being discussed.

With nothing but toxic debate coming out of the community for the last few months, it's not that surprising that some say it might be overtaken or reach hiatus.