Time to look into IoT projects as IoT trend is getting stronger and stronger. If blockchain can not be used in the real world it will eventually die. Speculation can not be the only use case for crypto no matter if you like it or not.
I have recently discovered a hidden gem Helix. It is improved version of IOTA so it will definitely have a rise on upcoming bull run!
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5247593.msg54414426 - thread about HelixProtocol. I advise everyone to take a look.
Once again I see good words for HelixProtocol project. I didn't pay much attention on that, but you said
it's improved version of IOTA, and we know that IOTA needs a lot of updates to become better.
HelixProtocol speaks for itself

Already +65% growth in terms of BTC in a week just after the listing on BitMart. Admin in their telegram told that few more exchange listings are coming the next week so I bet we will see even bigger growth!
IOTA indeed needs a lot of upgrades but HelixNetwork team has already made them. It took 2 years of development. They did not release token to the market all this time. They were building and once product is released - token is also made its debut on exchanges.
Here is a detailed video from the Helix Team alongside Lisk and Algorand teams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=798&v=61Xfwu-6CvQ&feature=emb_title