In my opinion, no new technology or speculation that could improve the crypto market price value wherein price only depends on how the market was doing. If people are investing further in cryptocurrency starting with btc and in effect the btc market will make a pump, definitely this will also impact the altcoin price that could trigger to an up trend market.
Completely agree that the prices are a factor of Demand/Supply. The point that I intend to make is that each asset has something of an underlying value and more they are defined, better 'Technical Research' can be made on them. That way, 'speculation' will go down and the prices would be less defined by 'sentiments' and the Industry will get more mature. This is purely from the perspective of the Exchange perspective. Derivative instruments will be the way forward to help people to protect their Crypto investments.