ICO was huge and it's now dead, because they abuse it.
There is abuse, no doubt, but if ICOs are dead then why are there still so many of these stupid bounties around? The answer is that they're not dead...yet. If the rampant scamming continues they will be, as long as investors learn their lesson. I have some faith that'll happen, but who knows.
Bitcoin is still the king, but the POW is not really popular now, all hail masternode.
Masternodes? I don't really hear much about them these days. The only big coin that has one that I know of is dash, and getting a masternode right now would cost about $70,000. I don't think they're as popular as you think.
If i had to guess this is because of all the altcoin scams that happened back in 2017, which is coincidentally the same reason why i left these forums for a year. On my end, hopefully i can get over the altcoin losses and focus now on bitcoin and it's dominance.
Welcome back to the forum. Bitcoin is definitely dominant, though I do think altcoins are going to make a comeback in a huge way. I'd stay away from tokens, tho and just focus on altcoins you think are solid. Or stick with bitcoin, because it's hard to go wrong there.