Tell me if I am wrong:
So far, the only people this coin can well benefit in the near future are the miners. In all other respects (especially as a payment method), is there any way to win the race against BTC and LTC or even gain market shares from them?
Now your counter argument might be: why should we win a race? We can build our own market.
To be honest, do you really think this works? Merchants will accept what is widely adopted. This is BTC. People will accept what is widely adopted. This is BTC.
I disagree that BTC is widely adopted. Almost everyone I talk about to it has either never heard of it, or thinks it's a scam or pyramid scheme. Cryptocurrencies are a _tiny_, nay minuscule niche at present.
it becomes clear that this must be a reaaaal long term investment (long term in the cryptocurrency world).
Yes, I think VTC is certainly a long term investment.