That's exactly what has happened for a lot of people on BGOL.
11 months ago ripple cost .006 per coin. People on this board invested hundreds and thousands. One ripple is now worth .47.
I missed out and only purchased $50 because all my money was tied up buying a house. That $50 investment is worth $3600 right now.
A lot of people already got rich.
It's only a real profit if you have access to the spending power. ENRON made millions for people, but when it was time to pay people their so-called profits...there was NO REAL MONEY THERE. People claimed they were so rich and how great the investment was. The more people who hyped ENRON, the more money people gave to ENRON (continuing the illusion), and I as I stated, end of day, those rich people foreclosed on their houses and their cars got repoed.