It's a good question...
I think it's definitely possible. However I think the future of cryptocurrency depends little on BTC. There are so many altcoins popping up with such popular interest, we won't need BTC anymore. I already feel like we do great without it. Many people flocked to other coins because of the high fees that BTC has.
There was actually an interesting theory that @v4vapid posted here that I would definitely give a read if you haven't already.