No doubt Ripple is a gem in crypto and they have such big partners! Even a few days ago they got a huge fund from a partner again! But Ripple can't go alone, I believe all these coins are dependent on Bitcoin! So, if Bitcoin price sees a bull run like 2017, then why not for Ripple? I hope Ripple will hit 5$ this time!
Agree with you, if want XRP to break ATH 2017, BTC must first go up and pass 20k USD. Because this whole market is dependent on BTC and if BTC keeps going down like it is now, I doubt that XRP and all altcoins in this market will never repeat ATH again.