I will tell you what Monero really need. Fucking rich underground sellers/buyers in major countries.

Like some VIP bitcoin elites that dealing only in cash. And I mean that ones that will not talk with you, if you not want sell/buy BTC above $1,000,000. For them matter just the real 1 day actual BTC value. They not invest in BTC. Is just easy way to move money.

That's why BTC is still so popular. These people doesn't care about technical stuff.

They happy if someone give them $100,000,000 in Columbia and buy BTC from them.
And then in Thailand after 20-30 minutes they sell the BTC to for around same price.

Security is not right now a concern for these "bad guys". Maybe some major busts will wake up this big drugs/narcos/weapons/traffic/lords... to stop using BTC for such transactions and start using Monero and price of Monero will skyrocket.