The word "Alt-coin" should mean "Alternative Coins". And the word alternative in a layman's language should mean having an obvious option. Example, having an alternative plan means I can decide to use Plan B, most especially if plan A may not favour me at that time. Also, Coffee is an alternative to Tea, in this scenario, alternative is a choice and not a measure of importance. In a situation where an alternative is a choice, is therefore means that the Sorrow of one will be the pleasure of the alternative.
Relating this to cryptocurrency, if BTC who is the mother of Cryptocurrencies and who has gained extensive trust ceases to exist today, will altcoins flourish or will it make the people loose total interest in cryptocurrency.
Not all the times and you would able to definitely say that when you do have already gained up some experience on this market.This had always not be the case because price of bitcoin and altcoin wont really be that
correlating to each other it could neither Bitcoin is on the pumping state and so as with the altcoins will follow and wont really be making some opposite path but sometimes it is really on the dumping situation.
It is really hard to tell and that what makes this market unpredictable or cannot really be known in terms of making some patterns or presuming those similar scenario that do happen.
Its not bad to make out some presumptions but that would be entire be in random because sentiments or news could possibly affect movements.