I think BitShares X as an investment instrument will prove to be invaluable to situations like what we saw yesterday with massive swings in bitcoin prices.  The ability to store value in crypto assets such as bitUSD, bitGOLD, and many others; that peg prices by a prediction market to the actual assets, will inevitably eliminate the volatility of BTC before price discovery is found.  Which means stability to the BTC market can happen sooner than the mass adoption needed to create a stable price.  THIS is what's going to make BTC investments and holdings stable to the point people will be much more comfortable spending, transacting, and saving - without leaving the crypto ecosystem [vs. having to convert directly to fiat].