Despite all the agitations, media attacks, government attacks and attacks from groups and individuals, yet it is still going.
If cryptocurrency will end, it ought to have ended long before now and would not have survive to see year 2019.
One of the strongest points of cryptocurrency, apart from the technology, is the community.
Instead of the community reducing, it is increasing, because more people are becoming aware of cryptocurrency allover the world. Even if some seem to have taken a break, more people are being added.
I think I quite agree with your preposition that cryptocurrency has really come to stay despite all initial setbacks,according to some crypto experts the blockchain technology is revolutionary and is set to change the way we do things on this planet earth.