The fact that Bitcoin is not that dependent on traditional markets is great in my opinion. That's what allows it to create value and freedom. But I'd also like to see more and more cryptocurrencies starting to live a life of their own (like Steem) and starting to decouple from Bitcoin. Currently Bitcoin is the main gate between fiat and crypto and this means a lot of the cryptospere is directly dependant on it. The more ways to trade between fiat in altcoins directly, the less important Bitcoin will be.

I think Bitcoin served a great purpose but there are numerous coins nowadays which are superior and who deserve to take the torch from it as the market leader. But to do so, they need to stop being dependent on it which means a lot of exchanges having to deal with a lot of regulation.