Big problem monero faces is  Mimblewimble protocol, and the fact that Grin and Beam are using it, which made them huge gainers in the last days. However it is still popular on the dark web, but not sure if for a long time...

Interesting. I didn't invest too much time into Grin, I thought I'll do that at a later point. I guess that'll not be necessary anymore
Then.. I stand corrected: not even Grin would be any good, which means that Monero is still safe in its position. Thanks for the link.

PS. Maybe Scroda will have a future. Time will tell