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Ripple is now the 2nd coin in the total valuation of available coins.
Ethereum lost it's 2nd position which it was holding for years.
What do you think? Is this change in position a temporary or is Ripple has established itself as the leader of alts?

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It's a large pump for Ripple and soon would be followed by a dump while Ethereum would still be in its pace.
Though the second place of Ethereum is not in danger for the moment, things can be different next year if Ethereum could not improve itself.

Ripple has been on the struggling move in between the second and third with etheruem but I don't think that second is going to be retained for long. Etheruem is going to come back and I see litecoin too coming into the space.

I am sure that there will be a big pump for Ethereum soon as it remains to be the next most important cryptocurrency after Bitcoin. What is happening to Ethereum now is just another part of its story and I am sure it can be a hot cake again soon. I have nothing against Ripple though because I also have it on my wallet and I am happy that finally it is already moving high though this can just a temporary. I am looking forward for the time when all the cryptocurrency market can be slowly inching to the dreamed "moon" whatever and wherever that might be.

I think the ripple's second position is only temporary and I think ripple will be the third or fourth position because currently the high ripple prices of investors move to ripple and if it shows ripple prices down investors will return to crypto which they like

I think it will be temporary. It was nice pump but i dont believe it will be like that forever. Eth will be second rank soon in my opinion.

I don't like it because it's the banks' coin. Well, I don't like any alt, apart from Monero.

Anyone knows the reason for this pump?

the Ripple pump so much and now it above ETH, this is a first i have seen when i joined Crypto, this is a large pumping of ripple.

may be i think ETH will get a large pumping and it wil take this postion, just my opion.

Lies. This has happened before!

Trust me when I say you should probably start accumulating ETH... This explosion in price is going to *ripple* down the markets  :D

I see eth doing the exact same in a short time, prepare for moon launch boys!

May be- https://bitrazzi.com/ripples-xrapid-could-debut-in-the-next-one-month-or-so/

however, I don't think it has established itself as top altcoin for a long time. This pump will not last long. Also, I have read somewhere that ETH developer is planning to implement something innovative and new in its blockchain which may help ETH hit another ATH, IMO.

I don't see the reason to compare xrp actual price to eth, as they both pump. Ripple is now the 2nd coin in the total valuation of market cap coins which is temporary as the eth community waiting for the second phase hard sheduled for next October which will surely pump the price to the highest value again.

I'm pretty sure this is just a temporary, Ripple is on hype now, and in the next day maybe the price will back to its normal, because the investors will pull out their money and moved to ethereum.

I think the ripples won't last long in the second position, and in the near term I believe the ripples will return under ethereum. But even though the ripples are above ethereum, I still believe in ethereum.

Ripple is pumping and dumping within a cycle. It's a cash cow though the coin is deeply centralized.

This is a very high increase for Ripple and I think this is very surprising when the ripple shifts Ethereum's position in position. I think this is only temporary and Ethereum will return to take it.

XRP pumped and dumped so #2 position on coinmarketcap was temporary made by market makers manipulations. I think Etherium is much better project then XRP and have great ability to save #2 position for next years.

XRP's position was unexpected, it really stole from Ethereum. A breakthrough that can draw public attention, good news for XRP holders, this will help for future development.

agree with you, this is only temporary. maybe in a moment ETH will come back. don't be too hopeful that the ripple stays there. a few days I was thinking why ETH is always down, when altcoin is recovering. it turns out this is the reason for making ripple to number two.

Didn't last long though. It doesn't need celebration because xrp price still is way low than eth even if it overthrow eth from the 2nd spot. What is to be happy is if the price of xrp will go higher close to the price of anycoin on top. If that doesn't happen then its still not that satisfying because some of those who invest to xro bought at more than $3.

congratulations to ripple for defeating ethereum. but this is only temporary, because if ethereum gets up, the ripple will return to its original place. I've seen keadaa like this and the average is only temporary. so don't expect that the ripple can defeat Ethereum. if the ripple price is still below ethereum, it's hard to survive.

I do think too. That's the reason XRP is having a pump now, wait for the dump.

@OP
It's not Ripple, BTW. It's XRP. For your info, XRP and Ripple are two different things. Ripple is a core company while XRP is a cryptocurrency. For learning more, visit- https://ripplecoinnews.com/the-difference-between-xrp-xrp-ledger-and-ripple

Ripples ascent happened so quickly I was not expecting to see it with the #2 position.  I sat in shock when I saw it.  Is the "banker" coin going to reign supreme in 2019 and go after Bitcoin.  Bankers rule the world.  It would not be surprising to see it be the #1 coin.  If Bitcoin is not the bankers invention then I do believe Ripple may win. 

Yeah i was observing this as well, ripple was showing huge volume increase for few days and that is the reason they have taken the spot from eth at the moment but only time will tell if xrp can maintain that volume or not.

First thing first, ETH is not holding the second positions since years.
XRP has dethroned ETH in the earlier bull run too and that was very short lived. ETH regained the 2nd position again with matter of days and the same is going to happen again soon. Everytime there is a major pump in XRP, it is followed by even a bigger dump and thats the time when it goes down back to 3rd or below positions.  :D
This game is old now  >:(

This is good that both Ripple and Ethereum started to grow again. Now Ripple started faster but that doesn't mean that it will stay like this forever. I think Ethereum could take leadership again.

Anything that goes up most surely come down! Expect a large dump on XRP while ETH will surely come back for its position ;)

I think same thing happened last year when Ripple was pump, I think it is temporary and very soon Ripple will fall back to its position.

Ethereum grew today along with XRP. Nearly all coins are green with few up by more than 10%. I hope this is the start of something new, something good.
I am not sure, but it seems XRP created this rise or might have helped. Ethereum is still strong than XRP, I don't think Ethereum even if surpassed by other coins will be far behind for long.

Wtf you talking about - game is old now - like its a bad thing... Called a profit machine if you ask me.

I love how predictable this unpredictable market is

It's already back at where it was with Ethereum on the 2nd place. There is already quite a MC gap between the two, so I don't think that "dethroning" will happen anytime soon again. Any reasons for Ripple's huge gain?

all coins have its ups and downs

Eth has eventually taken its position as the number two on the Coinmarketcap, I told some folks that the pump is artificial and it is going to be shortlived and it actually happened, the pump however caused a trigger on eth which made as it pumped reasonably too

it was long and long ago i do not think that soemone will believe that such cryptodurrency likeripple will beat ethereum even for a while

well it does not make ethereum less desireble in the cruptocurrency world i do not think tajt yere is a man who would refuse this cryptocurrency

This change of position is only temporary in my opinion. Ethereum is slowly pumping now and if it continue it's trend for at least one week, it could get it's position easily. The thing with Ripple is, it is not decentralized and somehow they could manipulate it whenever they want.

I think this is only temporary.
In a few weeks it can look quite different again.
But it is still frightening how a centralized system like ripple makes it to #2.

I think there will follow others big movement in Ripple because this coin has caught everyone attention and it's prefered to ETH by many financial institutions.
However I think that Ethereum is still alive and not dead and will recover soon.

I'm shocked! By this time ripple had gone down back to third place, but it was really sudden. It was obviously a pump. I hope that ethereum will recover and consolidate its position in the near future.

Dethroning ETH on its second place is just a temporary thing it was just a hype and it will be back to normal anytime soon. XRP is the bank's choice and corporate's choice in terms of cryptocurrency support but ETH and BTC is still the number one choice among the rest.

That made a news all over the world when XRP replaced ETH for a while.

But as for checking the CMC again, ETH is back to #2 and XRP to #3. At least it was able to get to #2 but I guess the ETH bloomers are back again. Is this really the sign that we are going on a bull run until the end of the year? Its more interested if this is the bull run than looking at the rally of these two.

I so believe in ETH as one of the most valuable coin. But all of a sudden , ripple takes the second position.. But I know for sure that ripple is not as strong as to maintain that position for a long time.

We had such situation last year as well when XRP was over $3 and took over the lead between altcoins.
It was temporary that time  and it will be temporary this time as well. ETH should increase over $300 as it`s
current price is much undervalued.

Similar things have happened before and I tend to think that all this is just manipulation. Be careful when investing money in the ripple, its pump may end soon , and the line will move to the next coin such as Stellar or NEO. Be ready.

This has already happened last year when ripple takes ethereum's place. Nothing changed but it's only for short term and consider about this time the bearish signal of ripple has already appeared again. I have sold my ripple when it has reached peak price.
It's only short term pump and i don't expect another big bubble will be coming again asap.

XRP's performance is definitely pleasing many people in this low-end market and maybe will deal everyone in altseason! It's unquestionable the potential of this coin, despite never having used or even bought! I recognize that they have a clear idea and try their best to execute their plans! Many projects need to learn from XRP!

I don't know why are you so happy? Dethroned for 5 seconds! Yeah let's all celebrate that XRP become pump and dump coin!

It is really amazing how Ripple goes like these after a long days in sleep.  I'm pretty sure everyone get surprise with that and may some people getting of selling their coins earlier while it is in dip.  I am one of them also, I just sell it to modify my investment and buy more on eth.

Yeah most of these replacement are only for short time.

Most of the coins from top 5 when there's a replacement are coming back from its state immediately. XRP is a very said pump and to those that took profits did a good job but if you are still holding it in hope for greater profits soon, good luck. It's about to get dump so sell while there's still a window.

Yes, September 21, 2018, has become the historical date for Ripple. I do not remember the fastest growth of this currency. It is really amazing for those guys that were holding XRP for many months.

I think that the ripple has no future. It is governed by the government. The ether loses its positions, but it's better anyway. He is more trusted)

To lead the first rank may take time, Ripple has begun to show its quality. With the increase in Ripple, Ethereum is on the verge of decline and this makes competition more attractive. In my opinion, Ethereum will not be silent and continue to improve their quality, besides that Ethereum remains superior in price compared to Ripple. Even though the price is Ripple below Ethereum, maybe this is a good coin to invest and if the Ripple gets better then of course it will benefit all of us.

It's an extensive pump for Swell and before long would be trailed by a dump while Ethereum would even now be in its pace.

In spite of the fact that the second place of Ethereum isn't in peril for the occasion, things can be distinctive one year from now if Ethereum couldn't enhance itself.

Ethereum is still in the number two spot as of today, but ripple can be a good investment in the future with its cheap price at the moment. I don't think it's another trap of the whales but it's worth it to try though since it is in the top three of most famous coins.

Now ripple is a threat to ethereum but i don't think they see ripple as a threat so someone, it's just that ripple is too cheap to yet.

They are both good investments! If you invest same amount of money in both of them , in some moment one will be more pumped and vice versa. Hardly they will have groundbreaking news at the same time and thats what moves the pump!

Ethereum is weak just becaue of the project that are built on top of it. When you say that Ripple dethroned it, I cannot agree with you, because hegemony of ETH had been long enough, while XRP need to become a stable leader. If most of projects, which use ETH will be able to become sucessful, ETH will be on the rise again. Remember my words.

As you can see, xrp did not stay in second place in terms of capitalization for long. I think it was just an accident.

That was only for a day, when Ripple made an unexpected jump, however that has changed ever since.
Ethereum is again back to its number 2 position and I am sure it would stay there for a long long while. Bitcoin and Ethereum are meant to be the leaders and they shall stay the leaders.

      Market is Volatile, it is unpredicatble, no one knows what will happened to the market during the day to day trading. the way i see it, it may be a temporary set back on the side of Ethereum or it is a shift of investment which maybe base on the investmen put in by the investors for Ripple.If the market show stability on the status of Ripple as dominante ALT on the market then, it a sad story to Etheteum. Let's continue to monitor the market. goodluck guys.

It will really be a tough call for XRP to get back to its $3+ ATH. But be that as it may, I don't think it even matters who leads on the log. What investors and traders are after is the trading price of any coin as that is what translates to profit. Just imagine what happens if XRP trades at the same price as Eth...I bet you, more millionaires will be born immediately.

I think it's temporary. XRP has no such prospects as Ethereum or EOS and many other coins.