Aside from the fact that the bitcoin has a high volatility rate which has given it the popularity it presently has, the other strong factor which has given it much influence is the use of bitcoin as a base coin entry into the cryptocurrency world/environment. A lot of persons are coming into the cryptomarket and most have to buy altcoins through purchase of bitcoins in the first place. Even when and if the bitcoin price gets stabilized, as long as it is majorly a means of link to other coins, it will remain popular. Even now, most people that want to talk about cryptocurrency use bitcoin interchangeably.