The road to mass adoption is full of surprising twists and turns. Instead of price pumping for the sake of speculators making money on the movement, Satoshi Nakamoto's vision of a decentralized currency is a step closer to reality. This bear market will end at one point, and we can't know what tech or crypto will look like after the winter. But right now, there are many reasons to be optimistic that the growing pains we are experiencing will be worth it in the long run.