You came across quite serious and disillusioned. The news are, that the space is still not ready for a new bull run. There is no real value for the regular guy in sight. Store of value? Passive income? Investment opportunity? Here and there some pump and dump and some new "bitconnect" alternative. But sustainable game changers are still not in sight and probably will not be for some time. Still, there are a lot of constant activities going on playing around with the new possibilities. And since there is a need for innovation it is only a question of time for the next breakthrough.