Because on 2017 bullrun people are too hype to buy bitcoin and altcoin thats a reason most altcoin make it all time high, but look at ripple (xrp) right now the price are continue to falling down because people are now learn there lesson not to make a single move so its hard to tell if ripple will repeat its all time last 2017 bull run.
when the bull and the decline thereafter and until now there has been an improvement does not already prove to us that all crypto assets will continue to move. although now the decline does not mean it will continue to happen. if there will be bulls in the future, of course, XRP will follow the pump.
XRP has a better future for sure. Though it was controlled by someone but ain't no doubt that it makes another step ahead over the others. But it definitely we can't see back its price the same it happens last 2017 bull run. Cause for me, I'm not expecting it by then, but the most important is that we are able to see XRP still have a good market volume.