Investing in ripple is like saying the actual world economy is good and should prevail over something new that is trying to change it.
Who trusts Santander or any other bank? Dozens have gone bankrupt and took millions from the people. Venture companies are another kind of vampires and even google one of the biggest companies nowadays, is not to be trusted. Only those who have no other choice 'trust' all of the mentioned. There might never be a real decentralized company but one has to try and build it.
Trusting a bank is like trusting your private keys to poloniex or mtgox
another hater ... no one is trusting a bank, we are trying to get them on board the reform... without healing the existing system everyone pretending real world does not exist does not work if you have not realized by now.
you are like a person who takes off on his/her kids when they are difficult to manage.
Ripple community is grown up and mature, they include banks and reform them. we live in real world. I guess you wont get it anyways... oh well worth a shot ...
I'm totally agree with you.
Also i think that when Ripple become more common banks and legal entities will use Ripple over Bitcoin and Altcoins because of their bank accounts, taxes and tax reports. And after that their clients will use Ripple for the same reason.
The winner in this competition will be the one who will offer the best integration of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology into the existing financial system - and Ripple will do it.
... Main problems are:
1. Legal regulation
2. Taxes
3. Responsibility of a certain entity
4. Convenience for the client
and not decentralization, 51%, miners, "freedom" and Anonymity, and even not a community