Ripple or Rip-off

CoinMarketCap puts Ripple today at almost half mark point down from it’s heady heights of over a $1 , a far cry from its taunted “the new bitcoin” label .At half mark well over four months later , should there be cause for concern?
Is this a “ripple”that is gradually changing into a rip-off ?Perhaps it is a case of Crypto die hards in crypto-sphere not playing ball.One wonders what summer brings with possibility of regulators scrambling to try and tame the crypto.