By using Ripple, banks can meet the growing demand for faster, lower cost, on-demand global payment services for any payment size. The result: new revenue opportunities, lower processing costs, and a better overall customer experience.
Ripple will be more decentralized than Bitcoin, besides Ripple who overtook ether into 2.
Ripple has boomed in japan and china, no wonder the higher the ripple price.
So must hold Ripple besides BTC. Because 100% estimation will you get by just keep it.
And sell at the end of 2017. If you have the capital, buy a ripple, save and sell a few more months or wait up 20% min.
This is a great companionship for online coin lovers, if not now when you need a coin collection while being cheap and selling when prices are as exorbitant as Bitcoin.