We know that XRP is backed by the traditional financial system (banks, VC's, etc.) When I am checking mainsteam media I am seeing the name RIPPLE far more often than, for example ETHEREUM. Do you think that this will slowly influence the users to actually start accumulating ripple, because they see it next to bitcoin. Bottomline is that I think mainstream media will do anything to help ripple evolve.

Very good article, I like the research you did. There was some things I didn't know about XRP. Thank you