For me the big hope for bitcoin is for the government to legalize bitcoin and recognize the existence of bitcoin so it will make the bitcoin price higher and increase to $ 25,000 / btc by the end of 2018.
The price wont rise high if the bitcoin has been regulated by banks or governments but rather it will become stable . Aside from that, bitcoin will also charged by tax. I guess your hopes for bitcoin is a bad idea because the higher aurhorities will only get the most of the benefits . In my case my only hope for bitcoin is its value , i wish its value can recover up until 18k or higher because these days i have already experienced a big loss .