Well, all these regulations, bad news/publicity and thefts/hacks tend to slow adoption in my opinion.
Other than that I think the technology behind it is moving blazing fast.
Even banks and governments are considering utilizing the block chain technology.
+1 I'm quite amazed by the progress despite the seemingly orchestrated efforts to steer people away from it.
Funnily, most of the "average" people around me still seem to parrot the mainstream narrative (underground money, illicit uses, money laundering) without giving it a second thought.