2019 is just around the corner and its an open secret there are currently some behind the scene researches going on in the utilization of blockchain and its applicability to the current financial system where they can co-exist. However, I would not express much optimism because while four months from now is 2019, so also is the next fourteen months from now and when there is no timeline to an objective, its best to say it will remain un-achievable and that is exactly this open-ended wave that is expected to happen in the new year.
Electronic moneys would be more popular in the coming year but that does not metamorphose into boost for bitcoin because there are several methods that is presently in place which would be improved upon in the drive towards a cashless economy. For the institutional investors, its best not to bank on them because its during the time of increase in plans that there is leaking of news about their own plan to launch just to boost their popularity in the market after which, it goes back to development phase that won't see the light of the day until another increase in price.