Maybe ripple is a potential coin can beat eth to be second place as top cryptocurrencies in the coinmarketcap eventhough for a while, but until now it's just temporary and now xrp still in the third place and in the begining of this year until now too difficult for xrp reach $1 per coin. With this condition of course it is too hard for ripple catch up and beat btc to be the best coin in the cypto's world.