Bitcoin Cash isn’t really an altcoin — it’s a fork. What does that mean? The name “Bitcoin” or “Bitcoin Cash” depends purely on which chain has the longer proof-of-work. If Bitcoin miners ever switched to BCH, that chain would instantly become the “real” Bitcoin.
Now you're starting to sound like one of those BCH shills who at one point flooded this forum, but all disappeared without a trace and never appeared again. You can call that altcoin whatever you want, but it's still an altcoin and nothing more.
Is that scenario realistic? It actually is, given how centralized the hashrate is among a few major pools. Here’s a fun “conspiracy theory” for you: imagine Trump putting pressure on big miners whose shares are traded in the US. They band together, fork Bitcoin, and push a “Bitcoin America.” The hashrate follows, the White House gets its own version of Bitcoin. Sounds wild? Well, that’s how consensus works.
In a game where power and money come first, anything is possible - and with the current US administration, nothing really would surprise me. Although I think that a fork could happen in the BlackRock
kitchen rather than from the policy itself, which is much more focused on using the next 3+ years of power to profit from the altcoins market.