I agree @cryptovestor am very bullish on ETH right now. CASPER just went into alpha, so I expect we could see a POS model in 2018, this will incentivize accumulation and holding of ETH which I think will drive up price.
You guys should all check out Rocket Pool, its a pool staking lending service that will use smart contracts to allow those of us who don't have 10,000 ethereum to stake with to enter into lending agreements where we can stake our ethereum for a certain amount of time and get paid for it. Similar to bitconnect but without the ponzi scheme aspect.
They also have a crowdsale going on for their token, which will function as a way to pull out a collateral loan on your investment incase you want to be able to reinvest your ethereum at stake in the pool.
Also cryptokitties really seems to have inspired blockchain based entertainment applications, and we all know how much of a driving force gaming has been in the technology industry since the 1970s.