Date: December 21st, 2017 9:35 AM Author: Know-it-all abode turdskin
The secure, unidentifiable transaction thing seems to be a major buying factor..It's also a trait of XMR and ZCash, which have seen major run ups as well the last few days.
Seems as though XRP's niche is more so speed and price of transactions.
Hopefully these are mutually exclusive traits and both XRP and XVG can continue growing without interfering one another. Maybe someone with more blockchain knowledge can say if this analysis is on track.