Why do people like a coin that can just randomly put 333 million coins into circulation, raising the market cap substantially?
Crazy
where are you getting this information from? any links?
He is comparing the coinmarket historial #s with current #s.
https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20161225/ Ripple XRP $229,739,227 $0.006381
36,003,596,482 http://coinmarketcap.com/Ripple XRP $237,675,730 $0.006541
36,337,298,649Here is the kicker, ripple was a 100 billion XRP Premine.
So why is the rest of the 100 billion not listed?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ripple_(payment_protocol)
There were 100 billion XRP created at Ripple's inception, with no more allowed to be created according to the protocol's rules 
FYI: Ripple Labs, scammers behind ripple.
http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/people.asp?privcapId=235707311
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Company Overview of Ripple Labs Inc.
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Key Executives for Ripple Labs Inc.
Name Board Relationships Title Age
Christian A. Larsen No Relationships Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer 55
Brad Garlinghouse 33 Relationships President and Chief Operating Officer 45
Bret Allenbach No Relationships Chief Financial Officer --
Stefan Thomas No Relationships Chief Technology Officer --
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Susan C. Athey 16 Relationships Expedia, Inc. 45
Gene B. Sperling J.D. 2 Relationships Pacific Investment Management Company LLC --
Feng Li 2 Relationships Shanghai Ziyou Investment Management Co., Ltd. --