exchange rates will have a huge affect over how future funding is done. outside of exchange rate; lower inflation will attract more people. zcash emission schedule this is the one of the top valid complaints i’ve heard from people in regards to ZEC.
problem is, after the 2020 pump-n-dump we’ll still have comparatively off-the-charts inflation. if people enjoyed the last couple years of market performance, we should continue doing what we’re doing. imo, market crashes hard again between 2021-22.