As per the report written by max keiser of RT.com. He says, the bitcoin will increase to $100,000 and only top 20 coins will remain stable.
Keiser also blames bitcoin cash for misusing bitcoin name and it is just alt coin and doesn't hold for long time.
see report here
https://www.rt.com/business/410252-bitcoin-god-gift-keiser/I think your statements says it all that bitcoin can not be ignored and it will keep rising in the one direction and that is upwards! Bitcoin cash, yes will never cash the bitcoin and its not even worth it to stay in the crypto community after seeing the fake pumps recently.
The price speculation for the bitcoin has always been very high and I think its always high enough for the whole community because day by day more investors are coming into market and investing the money on bitcoin.
Each time a news made about the bitcoin will get it higher status and then it goes upward, this trend will continue forever and until the 100K is reached we might see whole new era of the bitcoin. Where a satoshi would be worth 100 dollars. Man that is just cool to think about.
Bitcoin can not be ignored at all. I remembered the words of the IMF president when she said a whole lot of things were ignored in the past such as internet, smartphones etc when it comes to advancement in technology and so many people decided to give them whatever names they like, like someone saying IPAD will only serve as a platform for putting his coffee cup, and then all these ended up booming. If they close a blind eye to bitcoin, then it would be to their detriment and it is better accepted now.
There is a huge chance for bitcoin to grow and there is no doubt about it, how long it is going to keep growing or till when is something we cannot say as they totally depend on a lot of factors that can hit it positively or negatively in future.