Maybe for now. Each coin or tokens has unique way to be recognize from the community and maybe zec's time isnt now. Most people are into hype and they lack that. Im not sure though but if you are investors might as well check others than buying a low engagement project. Governmemt will likely not support this no matter what especially its concept.
Of course. Without hype, I don't see ZEC "pumping" anytime soon. The developer team already announced their intentions to make Zcash a PoS blockchain. It seems they will be following ETH's footsteps. If the upgrade gains the approval of the community, market prices will "pump" like crazy. At least for a short period of time. This should be able to bring back the hype. If you're curious about the transition to PoS, I invite you to read all about it here:
Exciting times ahead for ZEC and Zero-Knowledge proofs as a whole. Even ETH L2 networks have been using ZKPs. Maybe someday ZEC will go all the way to the moon? Just my two sats.
