CMC != economy
There are many more ways to judge the relevancy and usefulness of a coin other than market cap. NXT is dieing and become less relevant for many reasons. Most of the assets associated with Nxt are scams and ponzis as well.
Show me a millions of dollars flowing of VC funding flowing into a NXT project or a large change in merchant adoption and I will recant my concerns of NXT's future.
I don't think NXT is dying. They have a good, enthusiatic team. And I think they are well funded. They are a major sponsor in the upcoming Payment Expo.