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There is no indication that "the technology" in the WSJ article is referring to Ripple, but to Bitcoin technology in general- Other readers can check the origin
by drcode 12y ago
There is no indication that "the technology" in the WSJ article is referring to Ripple, but to Bitcoin technology in general- Other readers can check the original source and draw their own conclusion, but it is pretty obvious when the entire paragraph is read (instead of the cherry-picked sentences)
- amalag 12y agoThere is no confusion if you read it as it is stated. They are referring to banks investigating Ripple, not Bitcoin. So no, the article is not confusing the two. Bitcoin technology (blockchain) is completely different from Ripple (consensus). The only thing they have in common is the "crypto" moniker. You can see an article with a Vice President of the St Loius Fed who is aware of the differences: https://ripple.com/blog/5-questions-for-st-louis-fed-economist-david-andolfatto/ https://ripple.com/blog/5-questions-for-st-louis-fed-economi...
- drcode 12y agoWow, I've done a few Google searches on the sourcing of articles on Mr Andolfatto that contain pro ripple statements, and I see curious things, a deep rabbit hole I'm not going to enter. I should say in general though the Ripple did some very innovative things and deserves the success they've had so far, on technical merit alone.