nothing of what you just said is correct!
[...] small cap alt coins. [.....] I like Ripple, long term.
Ripple is currently the 3rd in market cap and not so long ago it was the first even higher than bitcoin!
and as far as your "Long Term" goes, here is how your Ripple has been performing in long term: a slow agonizing drop down from 25,000 to 5,000