Well, of course the number of places that accept payments in cryptocurrency has increased. The crypto community has also grown during this time. I think it says that mass adoption is only growing.
If the media still giving the news about bitcoin, and people still spread the news about bitcoin, then bitcoin will grow in the future, and that will happen too with an altcoin. We are experienced for 10 years, and many people now have known cryptocurrency. Many of them are trying to use cryptocurrency as the investment so it will help bitcoin and altcoin to be a new way to make money. The mass adoption still on the right track to grow, and soon, there will be an explosion that happens in the cryptocurrency community.
keep in mind that not all news are good . manipulation on media can also happen if someone has a big hate on crypto . this is why the adoption can be affected . aside from the growth , some crypto users will quit . explosion or should i say hype that you said are not really needed because even if cryptos will only work normally , im pretty sure that it can still get some adequate demand since it was now getting popular and the use of it is now also getting wider .