This post from Andrew Keys (Head of Biz Dev at ConsenSys) does a good job of outlining some intersting predictions for distributed ledgers in 2017
Herein lies 17 decentralized technology predictions for 2017. Thank you to all of my colleagues for my continued education this year and feedback in writing this piece. Please take these predictions with a grain of holiday salt, in other words, not meant to be construed as professional advice. A disintermediating world 2017 will be the year that the average person begins to understand that blockchains aren’t just an upgrade to our database and Internet, but rather tools to re-architect social, financial and political systems. Andrew KeysFollow Everything changes. Everything is connected. Pay Attention. Dec 23, 2016
https://media.consensys.net/2017-blockchain-predictions-dcc38066a937#.1k0zgivzv