Список проголосовавших за комментарий "Михаил Некрасов, <blockquote><p><strong>Ripple v Bitcoin</strong></p><p>While <a href="/r.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bernardmarr.com%2Fdefault.asp%3FcontentID%3D1301&s=3003512016" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bitcoin</a> is a digital currency intended as a means of payment for goods and services, Ripple is a payment settling, currency exchange and remittance system intended for banks and payment networks. The idea is to provide a system for direct transfer of assets (e.g. money, gold, etc.) that settles in almost real-time, and is a cheaper, more transparent and secure alternative to transfer systems used by banks today, such as the <a href="/r.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.investopedia.com%2Farticles%2Fpersonal-finance%2F050515%2Fhow-swift-system-works.asp&s=1402675612" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SWIFT payment system</a>.</p><p> </p> <p> </p><p>Bitcoin is based on blockchain technology, while<strong>Ripple doesn't use blockchain</strong> but uses a distributed consensus ledger using a <a href="/r.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fxrpcharts.ripple.com%2F%23%2Fvalidators&s=1842965636" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">network of validating servers</a> and crypto tokens called XRP (sometimes referred to as Ripples).</p></blockquote>"