havent done any math, the 10usd number was just a wild guess...dont take it serious.
however...
-ripple has nothing to do with the rest of the criptos, for what i understand its aimed at solving a very specific problem for banks, so it plays well with current world structures (unlike bitcoin)
-ripple is already being used by some banks, wait until a couple more add themselves to the consortium, probably during this year?
-ripple is currently the only alternative in bitstamp, until these changes, it looks like its getting -and will- a lot of capital "diversification" from users there, besides, bitstamp approach to market seems to be "being the licensed, conservative and respectable exchange (even with bank partnerships like credit agricole)", introducing ONLY ripple as investment alt is kind of endorsing for ripple.
-FOMO wanna be rich -but on safe grounds- cause "im no expert on shitcoins pump n dumps action (dangerous as fk)" for the new waves of non expert investors. Ripple doesnt look as going back to cero, actually it looks better than litecoin cause:
+tackles different problem, and differentiates very well from bitcoin (unlike LTc)
+its a institutional coin, unlike all other criptos, has banks love
-backed by pantera capital
-more
just a couple things from the top of my head