Beyond today:Any bridge between core banking infrastructure and the broader cryptocurrency community is a pathway to achieving the vision of ubiquitous cryptocurrency adoption. If cryptocurrency is to replace fiat, it will be a multi-phase transition.
It may already be happening.

Ripple is making inroads, and helping forge a path.
Indeed. Since Ripple is currency agnostic and already supports bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies, each integration Ripple makes into the existing financial system is a win for every other crypto that has a Ripple gateway. Why settle for crypto exchanges that are both centralized and limit your counter-currency choices when the entire world of Ripple liquidity is open to you?