For the context Ripple (XRP) has skyrocketed in price over last few weeks. This is because it is expected the US will finally 1) have sane cryptocurrencies regulation 2) it is going to friendly for Ripple 3) most buyers come from Upbit South Korea where XRP has had a long fan base.

Even among cryptocurrency fanatics Ripple enjoys somehow spotty reputation, due to not being executing and delivering many of its promises over the last decade. Some consider it as "boomer coin" or "scam".