RIPPLE fraud project is REKT
When high expectations are built up around an altcoin for the long term, and years go by without those expectations being met, the tendency is to feel disappointed. You are likely disappointed because, to this day, the price of Ripple hasn't risen much; however, you need to look at Ripple's purpose. If it is fulfilling that purpose, then the project isn't a failure, even if the price doesn't go up significantly. Looking at Ripple's position on CoinMarketCap:
XRP = Rank #5
Market Cap = $96.39B
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https://coinmarketcap.com/XRP ranks above Solana; it trails only BNB and ETH on CoinMarketCap, which indicates it is seeing heavy usage. So, it isn't dying out the way you seem to think. It is one thing for the price not to be rising and, honestly, that was to be expected with this altcoin. I don't know why people are so hopeful that this altcoin would reach very high prices, considering it has a max supply of 100 billion and only 570,250 holders. That is a massive number of coins. Don't expect to see a high price for this coin. Take this analysis, for example:

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https://coinmarketcap.com/community/profile/DavidTheBuilder/This is a good example of a realistic analysis one that isn't banking on a 2x or 3x return for XRP. So, if you're looking for huge profits? You won't get them with XRP. You're better off buying Bitcoin, which is far more reliable and profitable. About seven years ago, I used to read a lot of comments on Twitter from people who were buying XRP heavily and predicting it would reach $30 in the coming years. Now, looking back at XRP after seven years, I’m reminded of those comments. It’s incredible: XRP was worth $0.40 in 2019 and, seven years later, peaked at just $3.50 whatever profit they might have made pales in comparison to Bitcoin. Bitcoin was worth $4,000 in 2019 and managed to reach $126,000 seven years later. People who bought XRP wasted their time; it’s a disappointment for them when I make that comparison with Bitcoin. That’s why my advice is to buy Bitcoin.