A long time ago, I watched a video where two traders were discussing BTCitcoin and altcoins.
At one point in the discussion, one of them said that if Ethereum 💎 could not survive in the market, then Bitcoin would not survive either, meaning the market would lose buyers and the price of Bitcoin would decrease.〽️
I think the video you watched is shilling Ethereum, putting hype on ETH while having a narrative to deceive viewers that ETH market is far superior to BTC, that it supports BTC progress that when removed, the entire BTC ecosystem will collapse. I suggest we dig deeper into this narrative and see for ourselves how this statement is deceiving.
Since Bitcoin was created before Ethereum, this seemed unnecessary👎 to me, but then I thought 🤔 about it and realized that, a large portion of those who are familiar with Bitcoin first learned about altcoins and then learned about Bitcoin.
Indeed, Bitcoin is introduced by these altcoins but the fact that most of these investors moved to Bitcoin than staying on that altcoin just speaks that Bitcoin is far more liquid and stable than any altcoin that introduced it.
In other words, since altcoins are often owned/controlled by institutions or individuals, the marketing/advertising of altcoins is 📢 promoted and many new traders interested in trading are primarily introduced to Bitcoin through 🤝 altcoins.
In the early years, all altcoins is paired with Bitcoin so whether these altcoin introduce Bitcoin or not, the exchanges makes it possible for these investors to know Bitcoin because of trading pair. From this, investors will see which one is dominant since almost all altcoin is paired with BTC while others are just paired with a few altcoins at best.
👉 So I want to know from the experts on this topic: Are Ethereum or altcoins really acting as a pillar in the Bitcoin market❓
No, they are not acting as a pillar but as a pirate/bandit, because they are stealing/hijacking people who are supposed to invest in the Bitcoin market.