Syscoin...meh.

Not bad, good, but not amazing.  Masternodes have built a stronger following for sure, but at this point in the crypto market, brand awareness and market penetration are essential.
There are so many platforms out there building great platforms, it isn't just about what is techinically superior.

And that's why I think, in the end, people still go back to eth.
It is probably the least viable from a technical standpoint, but it is by far the largest ecosystem out there.
There have been numerous times where competing companies have gone up with each other.
Even with better tech, there are many who have lost the battle cause they didn't have name brand awareness and adoption.

In the end, it is not about what is technically the best, but what other people consider to be the best.
And basically, all signs point towards eth.

The instant exchange will be offchain though, so it won't be as instant as decentralized exchanges or it won't be as quick as the regular transactions when you count withdrawing. Yes you will be capable of changing from one coin to another on their platform but that already exists in all exchanges right now, there is absolutely no new thing coming from them aside from keeping track on the blockchain part.

I definitely see it as an improvement of course since its better to build something than not doing anything but will it be enough to make it go to moon? I do not think so. However their sys masternode is really good and I have heard only good things about it from my friends who own it, if they want to get any higher they should focus on their masternode profits instead of new stuff because their masternodes are loved by people.

Monero is looking quite under-valued right now, and during the past few months, it has fallen more than the other altcoins. Another altcoin that is heavily under-valued is Cardano (ADA) which has fallen by more than 90% from its peak valuation.

Which are the best competitors to Ethereum, and why do you think so?

(I know on top of my head that Cardano and IOTA try to challenge Ethereum,
although they still haven't proved much from my understanding?)

Cardano  or iota challenge eth? Is there a single project running on either project?
 

Currently eos and neo are leading the way as far as competition to eth but both have some major flaws.  Eos technically isn't even a blockchain, is very centralized and has lied about tps capabilities.

Neo is a blockchain but again is completely centralized and
Also doesn't offer real scalability.

My favorite platform project is SYSCOIN. it's silently building the best platform out there. There are currently multiple projects building on syscoin. Some major real world businesses are turning to syscoin go enhance their business model. Not just start up companies looking to raise millions in good but legit companies. The first company that chose to use syscoin is coinpaykents. They are the biggest crypto payment processor out there. Been around since 2013. They are very experienced in the crypto space. Could have chosen any platform to build on. They Chose syscoin for it's security, scalability, and INSTANT transactions.

Syscoin has been around since 2014. They got a massive team,  they are a publically traded company with major funding backing them. Silently the have built an amazing product. They didn't raise millions or billions in an ico, they don't spend all their money of marketing and type. They Chose to spend it on development. They are years ahead of most projects.

Take a look!!

Does anyone think a crypto sports trading project can succeed?

I am looking for some very unique blockchain/crypto related project that is in a early stage and wants funding.I have a budget in 5 figures and would like to get partnership in proportion to my investment.
I can choose 5 different projects to invest in or 1 single project to invest all.
Scammers stay away as I will be doing thorough research and documentaion before investing.