I would not trust Vlad. My opinion on his motives have cycled through various different possibilities, from pure trollage to nonsense to trickery in his favor. Just what exactly do you want Vlad?
You cannot doubt all alts are rising at staggering rates, what is the reason for this?
Pretty much all the cryptos are going up because they can all do the basic function Bitcoin can do. The technology is just becoming more valuable atm. I'm not saying anything Vlad just said is a lie but anyone could have figured this out, I just don't trust the guys motives. Of course he mentions Ixcoin a few times. Nothing wrong with that but..
I agree but some alts do completely improve or innovate look at CGB or WDC. Faster transaction times in WDC's case or CGB's new implementation.