I am a Ripple Hodler since it was 19 cents. I have trust in Ripple because they have the largest amount of partnerships of any cryptocurrency and are very transparent for governements etc. I know Ripple goes against the reason why cryptocurrencies are here... but since we still can't use our bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to pay easily and it isn't widely adopted yet, Ripple has made a smart decision to help make the infrastructure that we already have better, faster and cheaper!
I am definitely a believer in the technology of cryptocurrencies and hope to see them be adopted in the future!