How long does it usually take before a coin or chain takes off/becomes popular? | Reddit

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Has there been any trend or timeline of sorts where we expect a dormant chain or coin to steadily pick up steam and shoot into the mainstream? For example, I don&#39;t think it&#39;s fair to say that, &quot;all of a sudden&quot; we&#39;re now seeing <a href="https://Crypto.com">Crypto.com</a> making headlines with the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32650662/staples-center-become-cryptocom-arena-rich-naming-rights-deal">Staples Center/Crypto.com Arena name change</a>. Surely there must&#39;ve been a timeline involved.</p> <p>I read <a href="https://www.cryptonewsz.com/what-will-happen-when-the-sleeping-blockchain-giants-awake/">this article</a> that mentions some projects that it says might pick up steam soon, and for reference it&#39;s:</p> <ul> <li>EOS, which is a blockchain with an app that wants to help devs make dapps faster. It launched 2018.</li> <li>Qtum, which wants to combine Ethereum&#39;s smart contract system with Bitcoin&#39;s UTXO. It launched its mainnet on 2017.</li> <li>Wanchain, which aims for interoperability by using proxy tokens to facilitate inter-chain transactions. It launched its mainnet on 2018.</li> </ul> <p>Basing on <a href="https://Crypto.com">Crypto.com</a>&#39;s history, it launched on 2016 and the CRO token took off in 2018 soon after. But it&#39;s only recently that it made headlines, right? I wonder if ~3 years or so is a good gauge whether or not a project is still worth looking into/hodling or not?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Particular-Intern-46"> /u/Particular-Intern-46 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r5exlc/how_long_does_it_usually_take_before_a_coin_or/">[link]</a></span> &#32; <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/r5exlc/how_long_does_it_usually_take_before_a_coin_or/">[comments]</a></span>