We have often witnessed that the growth of altcoin is associated with the growth of bitcoin as whenever there is a pump in the value of bitcoin we have witnessed green days for altcoins too but how long will altcoins be dependent on bitcoin? Do you think altcoin can do it alone and have it's own pump and dump without being dependent on bitcoin? What will it take for altcoin to prosper without bitcoin's involvement?
The reason this happens is because BTC is the gateway. All the trading pairs on major exchanges require BTC. Inevitably, they will rise and fall tied to Bitcoin. What needs to happen is an altcoin that stands alone and offers ease of access and use without any mention of Bitcoin. Something that can infiltrate social media and go viral through use, being it's own marketing engine, becoming a norm without all the stigma attached to the word Bitcoin.
We're trying to do that with Aricoin but we have a long way to go.
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