My personal prediction based on the fact that there are now exchanges and hedge funds involved, is based on what happened in the 2008 financial crisis. Bitcoin rose as people viewed this new medium as safer and with tax benefits. Smart money/investors are position now, diversifying across cryptocurrencies before the next Black Swan event. I predict that on every spike down in cryptocurrencies, smart money will come in and the crypto's will make higher highs from here forward and more importantly, during a flight to quality during the next downturn.