Andre Cronje's return definitely instilled more trust in the Fantom ecosystem. They had momentum with tomb finance. It seems like these chains just need one superstar project to become competitive. But, it's hard attracting the talent to develop since they already had their promotional token giveaways.
I agree about BCH being dead money. I'm not sure about XRP and I'm not counting them out. I own some XRP and if they beat the SEC, they will get re-listed on US exchanges. Many others in the crypto space may support the project out of solidarity for them standing up to the SEC. I know I would!
Thanks for sharing your input. It's always great and valued!