I have made a video to address some of my concerns about the Bitcoin blockchain in the near future. Mostly regarding the scaling issue, and the upcoming soft fork to allow the BIP148 SegWit protocol on the blockchain.
To learn more, a good starting point would be this article written by P. H. Madore(02/06/2017) on CryptoCoinsNews. https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/core-developer-expands-on-why-he-supports-bip-148/
(Image taken from Bitcoin Core wallet icon as seen on a MAC)