The future of Bitcoin is bright and it's a good news that big companies are getting into it. That will even give hope to people that Bitcoin is real and it's trustworthy. All we need is for the government to accept it and help the people get into the system. With Bitcoin the world will be one.
I think BTC Futures Trading is NOT a positive thing for bitcoin. All companies and hedge funds do not trade btc directly, they are trading contracts. This is the limit for bitcoin market demand. TBT prices will skyrocket very quickly, if there is no futures t.
I do not believe in Ripple. Altcoin this will die after 2-3 years.
Well, I beleive in ripple. Bitcoin can not be used by anyone but ripple can become one of the best cryptocurrencies in the next few years. And most of altcoins will disappear. They have no usage at all and there are too many altcoins on the internet. I believe that there will be only about 50 coins existing