Haven’t seen a much needed projects under ADA though if you’re looking at the market cap, ADA is already on the top 3 despite of this so technically, the fork contributed to this one but still early to celebrate. I do agree that we need more projects, so ADA can finally take over ETH.
For me the hottest stuff in Cardano chain are the "native tokens". Tokens, which can be released without needing smart contract will save enormous gas fees, which, in my opinion is the biggest problem of ETH.
If ADA solve this and offer a better and cheaper services, there’s no doubt that in the future it will be the top altcoins to look for.