Ripple vs Litecoin vs ILCoin
What problem does this service solve?
Ripple is an exchange and remittance network that aims to to allow fast financial transactions between banks, at minimal cost. Its protocol is built upon an open source distributed consensus ledger. XRP is the native currency that acts as a bridge currency between financial institutions to settle payments. | Litecoin is designed to improve upon some of Bitcoin's limitations. It's based on the Bitcoin protocol, but has faster transaction times, lower fees, and requires less computational power. This makes it a better alternative for everyday use. | ILCoin's goal is to create a blockchain with faster transactions that will also enable users to create smart contracts. |
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Company Description
Ripple is a real-time settlement and remittance network that is designed for the banking industry. Its settlement infrastructure technology has been adopted by a growing list of financial institutions looking to leverage the benefits of distributed ledgers. Ripple's real-time settlement network connects banks and enables cross border settlements and transactions in real-time. The current settlement infrastructure requires many intermediaries, and performing transactions take time and cost money. Ripple provides the underlying infrastructure for banks, and enables these transactions to be executed directly at almost no cost. | Litecoin is a crytptocurrency that was created to serve as the “silver” to bitcoin’s "gold." It is based on the core Bitcoin protocol, but was designed with several key features that provide it with advantages over Bitcoin. | ILCoin is a PoW cryptocurrency. Their goal is to become the first cryptocurrency that uses the SHA-256 encryption algorithm to be able to execute smart contracts. The ILCoin is traded on several exchanges under the symbol ILC. |