Will Ripple XRP be the number one cryptocurrency before the end of the year?
I think ripple or xrp will continue to be the challenger against ethereum in 2nd rank position rather than bitcoin. Many new cryptocurrencies with better technology and innovations will also challenge ripple and ethereum in the future. Overtaking will take more years but we'll see a lot of movements from the rank of second and below in the coming months.
A better technology is not enough in the market of cryptocurrencies, ethereum and ripple have such a huge advantage that any coin that wants to compete with them regardless of its technology is going to have great problems doing it since they will be fighting against numerous interests that will not want to lose the money they invested in those two coins and will do everything to destroy this new coin.