For those who got into crypto between 2013 and 2016, the whole point of trading altcoins boiled down to one thing — stacking as much Bitcoin as possible.

Because deep down, everyone understood: Bitcoin was the only asset that truly held value. Plus, back then, altcoin trading was only available in BTC pairs.

Later on, fiat markets, stablecoins, and futures started popping up everywhere, and by around 2018, people began thinking that profits should be taken in dollars, not BTC.

And now, here we are — at a point where 95% of people in “crypto” have no real connection to Bitcoin at all. It’s already at $105K, and most are either sitting on the sidelines or, worse, deep in the red with their altcoins.