Current shape of crypto is not user friendly but things are changing pretty fast from zero to hero...
In crypto is hard to predict anything some tigering events are very random too like BTC flaw in code eg.
few years ago or gox fail... those are problems and you wont never know when this big day comes here
i like creapto for freedom opportunity for people where all your moves are tracked when all your bank money are tracked and can be
taken/blocked out by government we have at least some tool to be "bit" free with crypto on internet.

About other coin like Blackcoin there was many of them many clones they failed mostly  because of no real developer and community around
price is good point and serious issuse but as far i know best working to to pump price is big red announce like "1st crypto with hidden mails" next week "1st crypto with stealth bets" "1st crypto for thiefs" more ridiculous more price jump...

At beginig of year i was thinking that LTC will lost market to NXT ... and pff NXT 4x lower than at its peak..
At end price is hard to predict all take risk when are investing in crypto for me personally even if price falls it is/was
some kind adventure i have paid price for investing in wrong coins like many here...
BTC was 1200$... LTC was 50+$ so all crypto have risk but more important for us is to lern how sen and use crypto not
worrying to much about price. With such low volume price jump 5x in 2 weeks is possible with new BTC bubble
but this is risk you can play that crypto game or not its your choice.

About XCP you know how many was such all beating coins before ?
I can remind you that coin suppose to forever rise was along with BC was NXT, BTSX, and much more
for me no matter what XCP will bring at some point it will end like most coins before anyway gl.

PS: BC volume is like Dark volume wow today... anyway BC is good coin.