you said sh!tcoin, not us (we call them poopcoins-- more kid friendly!).
But we think alike, as it's true Steemit and BitShares are low on hype and high on usage. We do some speculative "overnite" blog posts for traders, but we mainly focus on research as USED to be done in the stock world prior to the great internet bubble. Please check us out, and here's our latest on Raiden Network which aims to solve some of the problems you identify above....

Learn more about Raiden Network from a seasoned stock analysis pro...
https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@harpooninvestor/hot-crypto-of-2018-the-raiden-network