there is most definitely a problem. Look at the ALT's in the past week+, bitcoin has been surging hard but ALT coins like Stellar, ETH, XRP are all in a continuing freefall that is threatening to close peoples holdings. We're talking FREFALL... until this ridiculous hand-holding by btc is defeated once and for all, the ALT will NEVER have their ow identity.
RE: FIXING THE ALT/BTC PAIRING PROBLEM IS IMPERATIVE TO THE SUCCESS OF CRYPTO