It's a hard one to answer, and if you ask a bunch of enthusiasts you'll likely get different responses of varying degrees. Instead of thinking what the future will be, a more practical approach would be to ask yourself what problems do you see in the financial world, from the individual all the way to the corporate level. The problems that we are faced with today and how we choose to tackle them will shape the future, no doubt there. Some of the issues that cryptocurrency can help with are: enhanced security/ reduced fraud, decentralisation of your own money i.e no central banks involved, and autonoumous (smart) contract utilisation to change the way we use our money in exchange for goods and services adopting a more seemless, tailored and user customised approach.