In general, there will always be a much better chance for alts to go up as bitcoin goes up.
We're already seeing some alts being directly paired to USD which potentially could weaken the ties between alts and BTC. But BTC is still going to be the main indicator of a bearish or bullish crypto market, which includes the rest of the alts.
If you invest in real projects with real values, then you should be fine. Long term these projects will stand out and make its mark on the market while going up in value. Don't worry about it.
Ok. A positive stance towards lesser ties. So it could mostly be a matter of the current pairing of btc to usd? I am invested in pretty good alts, but I still find it hard to believe people could abandon those projects so easily when btc drops
alts can grow independent of btc? it is impossible,because today market capitalization of btc is so big with the rest of market,btc is still the leader of market
Yes, today it is. But will it stay this way. Will people keep accepting this bond, while it doesn't stand for real blockchain innovation anymore (to many)?
I think it will be very hard, because when the bitcoin have a sharp decline, and most investors will choose to sell various encryption currency, so will lead to all sorts of altcoin a drop in prices.
So it is the opportunistic nature of people in crypto. They see a fall of BTC as a chance to get more $$$ (or of course more BTC) in the end. But how does this rhyme with actually believing in certain alt projects being capable of making a genuine difference. Is this less important than the value of each individual's PF? You're perfectly right.....if BTC drops even a little many alts - even those with great prospects - will go down the drain faster than light. Of course all recover pretty fast usually, but still...
Until the growth of altcoins depends on the bitcoin because bitcoin got trust from the investors so other people are investing on the altcoins due to the success for the first crypto the bitcoin.But there is no connection between the price of bitcoin and altcoin but indirectly connected by people's mindset.So only chance to grow altcoins when we can grow bitcoin.
But those investors you refer to are a tiny % of whales that almost own every btc? So aren't we all being played when buying altcoins, even when the projects are real (or they are not, which doens't really matter from a speculative stance).