Great response time jl777.
I never usually bother with "alt" coins but I have grabbed a wedge of KMD due to the team backing it and its technology.
Will be in KMD for the long term.
Most of the holders here are from BTCD swap and I personally highly doubt they will start unloading massive quantities of KMD in the nearest future. As improvements progress, low supply on the market will obviously do the right thing, so yes, currently it is hard to find any altcoin with better probability for price growth.
As to exchanges earning interest, why not? That would be additional encouragement to use DEX instead.
I agree.
I am ambivalent about exchanges earning interest. As you say, it incentivizes people using DEX. The -exchange option allows an exchange to quickly deploy and they might decide to keep it enabled to support the community, or to spend some effort to earn interest without incurring support issues and maybe use the funds to lower commission fees.
Freedom to choose. I think if we provide that, then it is best