Actually as slow as it seems, I think we are progressing. Maybe not to an ideal, but ideals will never exist. Bitcoin is for those who act upon it. If hedgefunds act upon it earlier than retail thats bad. But at the end, you will have something later, that will worth your time to be saved in. So as late as it gets, if you find your way in, you won. Until the truthness of it holds, bitcoin holds. Anyone can use bitcoin. So speculators will use it. But at least, if you hold your own bitcoin, speculators can speculate, but not steal your coins. The price might and will fluctuate, but that is human nature. The good thing about it, that if it is bitcoin, bubbles will burst fast. I still think not needing a financial institution, and cannot be printed at will is a great feature combo.