Fees are trending down, with the rollout of Snowbridge v2 now bringing the cost of transfers from Ethereum to the Polkadot Asset Hub under $0.20. This reduction is also becoming available for parachains as they finalize their upgrade prerequisites.
David Sedacca (Polkadot Capital Group) participated in a panel at InnovateDenver on February 18th, exploring the shift from speculation to utility in the crypto market.