You are confusing privacy with anonymity.
Bitcoin indeed is a privacy coin. But that does not mean it is going to be an anonymity coin, since every transaction is public and traceable.
What privacy means is that you can hold Bitcoin in your own private wallet, without a third party having access or control over any part of it.
Bitcoin is private towards its arrangement. Why do we always make Bitcoin as priority in the space? Probably because it cause traffic in the space and have become an essential means of making down hugs gains for traders, investors that are well acquainted with the space. Cryptocurrency is the real picture of the world because it inculcate very important piece of information that would transform the world today. We've encountered top projects that are placed on stable features that will either drain us or makes us smile at the end. Bitcoin is important for an investor in the space because it's the top project available. It brings so much key values to portfolio because it's very tactical changes.