i'm currently writing my bachelor thesis and while i know that ETH oder XRP have a different purpose, a part of my work is listing differences between their capability to function as money. and one sub-category is being a standard of deferred payment (excluding the volatility aspect)

@hugeblack
that's a really interesting article. thanks for that

i have another question 

what is the answer to this question for other cryptocurrencies (namely those with currently highest market caps?

-i assume the answer for ethereum is "yes, with smart contracts"
-what is the answer for ripple? i can't seem to find this feature here: https://developers.ripple.com/complex-payment-types.html
-for BCH and LTC its the same as for BTC?
-EOS would probably be capable of it just like ethereum?
-what about stellar?

thank you very much. much appreciated 

Hi everyone,

I have a question:

Can Bitcoin be designed to make periodic repayments of lets say...consumer loans? And if not, can it be accomplished with smart contracts and are there examples?

Thanks in advance

Fellow crypto-enthusiasts

I need your help. I am currently writing my thesis (B.Sc.) about cryptocurrencies (as you probably guessed) and am struggling with getting some of the information I’d like to include.

Overall, my work consists of market- and coin-analysis to determine how Bitcoin’s supremacy is (or isn't) more and more threatened by altcoins since 2017 in regards to its core function as a currency (i.e. excluding tokens and smart contract stuff features that go beyond financial functionalities) and while there’s enough literature on market behavior itself (price determinants, volatility and apparently even strong market efficiency...), I struggle with direct comparison of some coins. Those largely based on the original BTC code (BCH, LTC) are rather easy to compare, but with some, I struggle (EOS, IOTA). And even with coins like BCH I’m not completely confident in my work. Is the sole relevant difference really the block size or am I missing something?

It’s pretty interesting to read the whitepapers (although it takes time as I study finance and not computer science...) but I can’t believe that there isn’t any material or comprehensive list out there where people compared the coins in terms of capabilities, speed and so on and did what I’m doing right now. I'm also open to engage in any discussion besides maybe one or two useful links that I'm hoping for as this topic is equally interesting and challenging, especially since I have a personal stake in this as well and rode the hypetrain all the way for the last two years.