So recently I've been reading some posts, and many people seem to think that Cardano is a good investment.
Personally, it doesn't seem to be very unique nor has as much potential as other ones such as XLM and NEO.
What do you guys think?
Yes, I think it's a good investment. It's not so much the Japanese Ethereum (I'd say that's NEM), but more the next-generation Ethereum. It's all very professional, with a very solid team, and everything they do is rigorously peer-reviewed. The thing that makes it 'next generation' is that the smart contract stuff is split off from the transaction side, which means it is all very streamlined and free from the sort of blockchain bloat that we see with competitors. It also has Pos built-in, although that's not yet active.
In short - a very solid project with huge huge potential. The big caveat being that this is potential; it's all in the future. The project is still young, and most of the current price is built on expectation rather than current reality. So when to buy in? I would say that now is a good time, as the market cooling over the last month has drawn a lot of the hype away from some of the coins that surged in Dec/early Jan, including Cardano.