Oh yhea ..
http://www.reddit.com/r/BitShares/comments/2dfcv7/bitsharesx_to_pass_peercoin_in_marketcap/
This isn't exactly good news. Money is leaving the ecosystem as a whole and adoption rate has slowed. Bitcoin prices are down despite good news and infrastructure development.
In my opinion not enough effort has gone into promoting mainstream adoption. How are we supposed to reach the people who aren't crypto-anarchists, anarcho-capitalists, or anarchists at all?
They are looking for return on investment, to make money, to invest, to get rich, or there is something they've always wanted to do but could never do before until now.
I am starting to see wisdom in the infomercial strategy. Apple invented the first personal computer and had to rely on infomercials. The people who were supposed to buy the computer didn't know what a computer was yet and it's the same situation with us.
Most people don't know what Bitcoin is or why they need it.