I am sure that it will happen, this is why I am investing in bitcoin now. When that happens it will be higher than $50.000. It will be probably world's only cryptocurrency with lightening network and others will be trash.
The price of bitcoins is influenced and will continue to be influenced by several opposite factors. Yes, the network of lightning is promised to be introduced in large numbers from September this year and this can give a strong impetus to its development and growth in price. On the other hand, Mt. Gox from Tokyo, in September, can again throw out its 180,000 bitcoins on the market, and then bitcoin is likely to fall even with the lightning network embedded in it. In addition, recently there was information that he was already going to do it and was preparing his first shipment of 7,000 bitcoins. Therefore it is rather difficult now to say what will happen to the bitcoin price this year.
Excellent post...your thoughts are what I am thinking also.