Answers by Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, on Quora:Q: What will set XRP apart from other cryptocurrencies? A: What sets XRP apart from the other major digital assets is that XRP is highly performant and optimized for institutional use in global payments. A couple of other similar comparisons important for payments and enabling an Internet of Value:The XRP ledger can handle more than 1500 transactions/second. XRP fees per transaction are measured as fractions of a penny. A: Blockchain is like the new big data or AI - too many people are using it as a buzzword and not focused solving a real problem.

Source: Forbes October 04, 2017 16:30 UTC