@Jennifer Lee. The Grin development team has placed importance on issuance, distribution and price stability first before getting rich quick. They want Grin to be different and more useful as a currency and a medium of exchange. Read the monetary policy.
I think the fact that quite a lot of big Bitcoin users and supporters also threw their weight behind Grin was quite an indication of just what kind of project it was going to be. Maybe not everyone was on board, and we do have to admit that the perceived monetary policy hasn't actually given rise to actual utility. But only time will tell for sure.