Adoption takes time man. It took BTC 10 YEARS to be where it is today. Those who have patience in this market comes up with the biggest ROI, that's my thought process anyway.
The need for truly decentralized DEX's will be HUGE as regulation kicks in. Blocknet predicted this years ago.
do not equate BTC then and now. the conditions were very different at the time, people's views on crypto were different now. Improving the current adoption of good new projects is very easy. many communities can be contacted. I think when developers get serious they can make a big move in the first year or two of the platform being launched.
I agree with you! Projects of today have it easy because people don't see these coins as a medium of payment for illegal stuff like they did with bitcoin. Altcoins can easily be successful thanks to Defi's as of today which tap into liquid pools that help with liquidity and keep them afloat.