I've seen others talk about prospective exchanges ahead of the ICO close, especially when it's been a long ICO. If they really do get listed on Binance, that will be a big win for all of us. And...while the ICO extension is a pain in the backside, they're doing so (or at least this is what we've been told), so that they can launch with a market ready product. If true, it should boost the market value quite a lot. I'm still optimistic. Hopefully our patience will pay off.
Yes, I think you are right, now, more and more investors and projects are working hard to make their coins listed on some big exchanges, or even spend a lot of money to do that, I do not think it is a good way, the raised money should be used on development, and some useful product or service are the most important.