I believe that we are witnessing the setting down of the bitcoin sun, and similar to the sun on the north pole, which does not really sets down in the summer, so that is the Bitcoin sun.
The bitcoin was a great locomotive to the crypto industry, but it's time for it to step aside and let the technology take the lead.
The blockchain is the underlying technology of bitcoin and is the reason for the vast mainstream interest in this part of tech.
The mainstream has a lot of biased feelings toward Bitcoin, and god knows, there are definitely good reasons for that. But, unless the mainstream will be able to feel comfortable with using the tech, there will be no mass adoption and this beautiful technology will go to waste in the hands of speculative traders and scammers.
My personal opinion, don't shout

In general, I think the two are moving in a parallel manner. When Bitcoin advances, the blockchain technology is also advancing. And when blockchain is appreciated by people or by companies, they also come to appreciate the beauty and advantages of Bitcoin. To a significant extent, Bitcoin is carrying the name of blockchain technology and when we talk of blockchain as a new radical innovation, we cannot totally put aside Bitcoin from the picture. Bitcoin was the one that introduced the blockchain technology to the world. There is no way Bitcoin will fade away from its side.