This is a great topic of concern.

If you look at the current network hash rate you'll notice a BIG jump!  3 times yesterday's hash rate, plus 3 times the difficulty.  This is a good thing, right?  Making KMC harder to get makes it more scarce which may in turn make it more valuable. 

I welcome all the new cryptonote ASIC's to the network, and that's exactly what they are, because all CPU and GPU miners have upgraded their mining software and switched back to mining XMR.  When masternodes become a thing, then the price will definitely double overnight.