Ethereum blockchain is not in trouble and transactions are still going on, you only have to make sure you use a high fee since the network is congested. The difference is a lot of people never expected it, but Ethereum was not built for high level of transactions which was caused by just some few kittens.
ETH has a lot going for it but the devs and the alliance have to prove that the whole project has better uses than some ridiculous crypto pets.
I believe ETH can be the next big thing, as I believe altcoins are the way to go and BTC will keep on losing it's dominance.