One of the fascinating parts of investing in an emerging technology like cryptocurrency is the different approaches taken by individual projects. The difference is deeper than their use cases; cryptos can have different underlying technologies, governance models, token issuance mechanisms, and ways to generate value. No two cryptocurrencies are the same when you look under the hood.

XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) and Cardano (CRYPTO: ADA) are good examples of this. Both are popular cryptocurrencies with the potential to disrupt traditional finance, but when you dig deeper, they are poles apart, revealing a major structural problem for XRP. This makes Cardano a better buy, even though XRP’s price performance and other metrics suggest…