Alts are priced due to market price considered value. BTC is paired, so is ETH, USDT. If ETH plummets, do all alts?. No.BTC value is with Fiat.
Should we now have a time where alts, ie high-tech companies should be placed directly to fiat, for real world value? And not allowing BTC to be an interim? (MiddleMan?!)...
EDIT: Time for Alts to have direct access IMO, for what whole ethos being, remove middleman, having to rely on something blocking direct access... Blindingly obvious, IMO...
And Edit again: Is it not that Bitcoin is in no ones control, yet only placed in position? Would it not be in all exchanges benefit, regarding liquidity, to remove the middleman, ie bitcoin etc.., to place a different model, whereby all alts etc, all coins, free to move trade, etc.. without limitations?... Have I just placed the future vision of what will be? LOL...(Dare to Imagine what would be best for all...).