This is an amazing time, i know it's early but i believe this is the future. The way i see it in the future is everyone or a company is who think he has value can trade his value online and it's value is determined by it's demand just like the stock market of today. The stock market today though is centralized and is controlled by a few people in wall street.
Whoever created bitcoin which started the blockchain revolution is really visionary and the timing of it's creation is no coincidence to the 2008 housing meltdown. As one proverb says "Necessity is the mother of invention". This is one of a hell of invention. Just like the internet, this technology will have the potential the way we see and transfer value in the future.