I look at Daily Issuance (last column in https://onchainfx.com/v/SMT45r https://onchainfx.com/v/SMT45r) as a measure of how well a (mineable) coin is doing, as

I look at Daily Issuance (last column in https://onchainfx.com/v/SMT45r https://onchainfx.com/v/SMT45r) as a measure of how well a (mineable) coin is doing, as this reflects the cost of energy spent on mining that coin every day. This is one of the very few measures that is not easily faked...