Could it be that Bitcoin is presently more well-suited as a digital store of value than a digital currency? Given the difficulty of transferring fiat into digital, a way to store value in the digital world is just as needed as a transactional system. And I suspect we'll see some systems emerging in the coming months that are better suited for transactions, with immediate verification, etc. It could be that Bitcoin's long-term role in the crypto currency ecosystem is as a store of value, with transfers only occurring when someone needs to deposit money into their version of a digital checking account, or else large transactions that are not extremely time sensitive, like buying a house or car.