I think anyone on the merchant/exchange side of things is likely still waiting to see a definite resolution to our hash-rate concerns.  Right now, I don't think anyone would argue that we've reached one.  (Although I don't think anyone would argue that we're not, at least, much better off now.)

We need more hash-rate and certainly need much more distributed hash-rate.  (A public bot would be ideal.)

We need some mining "process" clean-ups.  (Map filters, and other "cyborg" mining tools.)

We may need to reconsider our block confirmation times, relative to anti-warp parameters.  (Regular tx confirms should take a bit longer and anti-warp interval should be a bit shorter.  I think coin maturation time is probably just about right, regardless.)

If anyone who is on the merchant/exchange side of things would like to chime in on the matter I'd be very interested to hear their take on the current situation, and what they feel should be prioritized in terms of working to make adoption more realistically possible.