My Opinion: 99% no, it wont Fail There have been so many instances where people have said Bitcoin (BTC) will fail. This is so far from the truth. But I think BTC will have a far greater role to play than just being a retail play BTC is the elder statesman of the cryptocurrency space and there will be new cryptocurrencies that will have all the bells and whistles that retailers need over time. BTC will be the reserve currency.