my opinion is that if the exchange coin doesn't offer dividends from the fees or revenue share i am not interested. i feel revenueshare coins like KuCoin or COSS is the way forward for these kinds of coins. it gives early investors the chance to get a share of the cake later on.
just my opinion :)
RE: Bitshares is MASSIVELY underrated; one gateway(Cryptobridge) is worth 25% of the ENTIRE Bitshares platform