ripple has an inflated supply and lacks everything that makes a crypto - currency, it's essentially a sql database operated by a corporation. Me no rikey. This could be one of the bearish outcomes for ripple as new buyers dry up and it enters a crash cycle. On the other hand ripple partnering with banks/corporations to use the ripple network (mind you that they don't need xrp for that) could provide more fuel and new buyers to fill up more bags sending ripple for a retest of it's high and possibly a newer high.