Simples really.

The dame people shorting and drumping Bitcoin are pumping Ripple.

They have decided to do after several months of a Bitcopin bear market when they know noobs will be squirming and will probably dump Bitcoin and put into Ripple just as they are exiting with huge profits.

Do not worry it will not last forever. Check previous peaks and troughs. Market cycles. Low liquidity. Pump and dump groups. Nothing new to see here.