Ripple vs Open Transactions: Which Platform is the Future of Payments?
Open Transactions offers much more than just payments. Many people in the Bitcoin community have heard about Ripple and Open Transactions, but it seems that these two projects are rather difficult to understand. Most people understand the basic idea of these payment systems allowing Bitcoin-esque frictionless payments for more traditional currencies, but the details of each plan can get rather confusing. People get excited at the prospect of using dollars, euros, or gold backed cryptocurrencies, but how does it all work? Are there really any differences between these two projects? Let's....
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