Bitcoin has already achieved something meaningful: it is a censorship resistant store of value. And it's only a baby. We will see in 2018 whether progress can be made on the following fronts: medium of exchange, means of confidential transaction, unit of value. But we're already off to a pretty darn good start!
Lightning Network is a bitcoin cache that allows you to delay settlement in order to save on fees and make instant payments. Bitcoin cache is Bitcoin. 😎