I think all XCP's should be re-burnt and replaced with a shared ownership of some of kind of fee structure within the system (then dividends can be paid to shareholders). XCP's are a pretty pointless design element of the system (unless someone can explain otherwise) and there doesn't seem to be any element in the system to provide financial incentives in any way.
The main price driver and use case for XCP is binary and complex betting as XCP is the only currency that can be escrewed. When betting functionality goes live in Counterwallet and feed sites pop up, the price of XCP will increase.
Sounds interesting, looking forward to these functions. I thought all user created Assets could be escrowed?
Yes, but they require trusting other parties unlike XCP and BTC. Here're pros and cons if an asset is traded against:
* BTC - good liquidity, but the friction is it can't be escrowed, with counterwallet autopay, each trade might take hours to complete, and the BTC fee required makes things more confused
* XCP denominated currency such as XBTC and whatnot - the friction is removed, but participants have to trust another party
* XCP - no friction, trustless, but still low liquidity, only good for a small asset for now
In the long run, once XCP liquidity and marketcap improve, it's best to trade against XCP.
So, that gives the value of XCP for DEx.