Its actually sad that Namecoin isn't listed on any tier 1 exchanges now. Almost 10 years old. Merged mined with bitcoin. Actively developed.
Namecoin will be around 10 years from now as well. Most other coins and projects won't. Lindy.
I absolutely agree.
Although, it seems most of the "Cryptocurrency hype" thus far is for new projects... I think that the "old coin hype" is coming soon though.