Ethereum is indeed very worthy of being the King of Altcoin. But now Ethereum is doubtful because of a rating downgrade. And XRP is now ranked second, of course, this will make XRP increase in volume.
So what? In order for Ethereum to return to second place it would be enough for it to grow in price by 20%, the ripple had to grow much stronger in order to outrun second place. And I dont understand at all what sense to compare Ripple with Ethereum, two different projects with different functions. It is obvious that Ethereum is still the king among the Altcoins.