Generally 2018 has seen a lot of crypto projects put out update after update despite the market sentiment. Developers getting closer to their visions. Players such as Fidelity, Bakkt and Beaxy are taking notice and are coming soon. 2019 is making a strong bullish case for project releases and institutional penetration along with regulation.

IMO 2018 has been the year of building. 2019 the year of increasing use case.

https://twitter.com/BeaxyExchange
"Beaxy and @Bakkt will now be launching within a week of each other, late January. Both represent significant changes in the crypto exchange landscape. Both represent new gateways for legacy finance into crypto. Beaxy & Bakkt = Bullish? December is rough, but January shows promise."

Vive Bitcoin!