Users demand speed, affordability, and simplicity. 

Blockchains ignoring these are destined to fail. Decentralization only triumphs with competitive market offerings. Otherwise, most gravitate to custodians (see BTC/ETH).

Key focus areas:
-Layer 2 scaling (e.g., Lightning, zkRollups)
-User-friendly wallets and interfaces
-Interoperability protocols
-Efficient consensus mechanisms (PoS, DAGs)
-Privacy-preserving technologies

The future belongs to chains balancing decentralization with user needs.