I think the year of the "coin" focusing on just price was 2017. I think looking into the actual blockchain and its technology will be the focus this year. One blockchain I am really focusing on is NEM Smart Asset Blockchain. Here is my take on it at my blog: https://steemit.com/nem/@yomaicoin/nem-blockchain-already-growing-with-the-xem-coin

Share with your thoughts. NEM blockchain is represented by the XEM coin and it just went up recently as well and it is just 3 days into the new year. NEM is for more than just coin, it is API-driven for easy integration into business applications, and it can hold anything from coin, documents, messages, inventory. It is for all industries and economies. absolute ease and performance. Its a real use case, and not just for show.

Thanks for your post. Up voted all the way and following.