1. IOTA is dead on arrival practically. I would rather suggest Byteball...I explain why IOTA is basically not useful here: http://currypto.club/hello-world/iota/blockless-cryptocurrency-disappointing

2. ETH Classic just doesn't have the force or momentum behind it. ETH will continue to kill it (which is really unfortunate, but we have to accept this reality and move forward). We should push for ETH to adopt the ideology ETH Classic users want.