I agree that this is the biggest hurdle. I think the dev's not wanting to pay to get listed on big exchanges gives me more faith in the tech and the devs, but doesn't reassure me that price will reflect the tech behind it. I do think, however, that if Stealth Staking does get implemented the volume will increase by a large amount. Enough so to be noticed and maybe some applications accepted that are currently pending with most exchanges. Monero is a big competitor to XSPEC, but XSPEC has some promising differentiators. I think Stealth Staking, if ever implemented, could cause some Monero folks to invest. Stealth Staking with a 5% return sounds enticing.