Ethereum has over the last few days managed to regain its number 2 spot courtesy of more confidence in the market following the recent Ethereal summit and the membership growth in the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance.
Notable among the new 86 members is Samsung, Toyota and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
http://www.coindesk.com/enterprise-ethereum-alliance-new-members-blockchain/
Ethereum as a virtual computer will change the way things are done through smart contracts in different sectors in the society like governance, energy, land, contracting et al.
Just like Joseph Lubin (Co-founder Ethereum) put it at the Ethereal summit, they are not looking to profit from the platform but rather to create systems that will help change the world in so many aspects.