The key to the technology seems to be https://ripple.com/wiki/Consensus, which is the problem Bitcoin elegantly solved. I like this solution as well. But Bitcoin is relatively battle hardened (both theoretically and in the field), and I trust the work I have seen done on the subject.
Is there some forum like bitcoin.stackexchange where I can ask/read theoretical questions of Ripple?
Is there some forum like bitcoin.stackexchange where I can ask/read theoretical questions of Ripple?