I love Binance. They're probably my favorite exchange now. I try to split my trading portfolio between multiple exchanges, this way there is no single point of failure. Binance and Trex were probably my two most trusted accounts the platforms I traded on most.
I would love to see Steem-Engine really take off with lots of different coins. So many positive things happening on this blockchain right now! It's a great time to be involved and watch everything grow and unfold. I'm really love the direction this is all going in with the dApps.
I haven't been following substratum so I really can't comment. I'll have to look into now. Sometimes when the FUD flys is the best time to buy :)
I think one of the developers said he was using the Eth the project raised in it's ICO to trade with and use to buy shitcoins.
They were looking at decentralizing the internet to give people in China a way through the firewall to get access to the entire internet, not just the government approved portion.
Last I heard before the crypto market collapsed they had made it through, but have to be honest, I haven't really seen anything on the project besides a higher up person gambling with the projects funds.
To over simplify the project it's a decentralized VPN.