Another Brit here.  Not sure if it is just me, but crypto seems to get relatively little interest/coverage in the UK.  Or perhaps that is true generally ...

Regarding the future I feel that we are in a bit of a bubble right now, with dozens of coins and currencies springing up practically every day.  There will need to be a rationalisation of some sort and only the more robust coins will have a future.  Of course knowing which those are is the challenge ...