The Motley Fool just endorsed XRP, saying:

“As an investor, it makes perfect sense to buy and hold both of these assets.”

But does it? Even they admit XRP and Bitcoin are very different. One is a censorship-resistant protocol, the other controlled by a company. One is sound money, the other a “zombie coin” (Forbes).

XRP has been tied up in SEC lawsuits, its price driven by speculation, and its supply controlled by Ripple.

On the other hand, Bitcoin is the only truly sound, permissionless monetary network.

The Motley Fool should know better.

https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/02/20/is-xrp-the-new-bitcoin/

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We should ask ourselves how many institutions were pushing people to get Bitcoin 13+ years ago.

Institutional advice to buy an asset when prices are near all time highs is a trick to get people to buy their holdings.

They probably researched XMR but got confused

You're assuming they don't know better?

Obviously their backers have bags to p&d

They even completely misunderstand how the halving and difficulty adjustment work 😖

Typical. I don't put much store in their opinion

My guess is the motley fool started back in the day with decent intentions, but don’t make enough money from their investing advice subscription services so are pretty much for hire nowadays.

Who paid them to say that, I wonder?

This drivel reads like a paid advertorial. I’m convinced whoever wrote this is an XRP bagholder. I feel bad for anyone who even remotely takes this seriously.

I had a similar thought!

I think your first instinct is actually more likely. They are paying for the article.

"Fool me once, shame on you; Fool me twice, shame on me"

GB POTUS 2002

https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/02/20/10-reasons-ill-never-buy-bitcoin/