Nope, you just have the wrong time frame
https://blockchain.info/charts/n-transactions?timespan=all&showDataPoints=false&daysAverageString=1&show_header=true&scale=0&address=
If the median breaks through 80,000 per day, then I'll concede you're right. It looks flat across February - August to me.
What can be belying about the number of transactions is that BTC may be the entry point from fiat into the crypto world. More transactions do not necessary translate to BTC being well supported. It can also mean that other cryptos may be the reason why BTC is being transacted so much.
What would be interesting is the value of BTC over time AND the number of transactions. If transactions increase but the value of BTC is trending downwards, then it is a signal of the beginning of the end of BTC and it may well be a protracted downtrend.
It is interesting to note that Crypto 2.0 is beginning to take shape with NXt being the first one off the block followed by NEM.
Crypto 2.0 is no more about a coin but more about an ecosystem in which the value of assets in the ecosystem may be more than the value of the coin itself. The purpose of the coin is used to fuel the transactions instead.