it will probably be mostly remembered as being sort of a spark that ignited a lot more I'll bet.
This could be a reality if the big players in fiat transactions get involved. (Think paypal issuing an eBay coin or Visa issuing a
real Visa coin). Expect massive advertising budgets, FUD, misinformation and the smear campaign against bitcoin and its users.
The majority of the public are not yet 'on board', there will be a war, the big players are just biding their time to strike.