I believe that in 2018–2020 we’ll see a huge wave of institutional investment in cryptocurrency. Institutional investors are hedge funds, family offices, and other sophisticated investors.

These investors bring lots of capital, and the potential to significantly increase the total market cap for cryptocurrencies as a whole. Theyve been hesitant to enter the space, mainly due to a fragmented trading landscape and lack of liquidity (beyond the ideological reasons some stay out). Yet, there’s been an increase in tools and resources for sophisticated investors to use. Companies are creating liquidity providing options, and developing trading terminals more similar to what you find on Wall Street than a typical traders exchange.