title_body: What are the practical motivations for owning ADA crypto currency? As a person who are deciding to buy some ADA currency, what I am getting in return?
  So far using ADA I can have:
  
  Voting rights (governance)
  Ability to run a pool
  Grow your voting power through delegation rewards
  
  Cardano has established community, company and the leader behind it.
  It was not designed to be used as a stable coin so the value is volatile by definition.
  Holding ADA is different from owning shares of a public company.
  So what are the value behind ADA except the reasons listed above and price speculation on exchanges?
upvoted_answer: This is very subjective and can only be answered from an opinionated position. With that, it has value, IMO because it has
  
  been developed by a very methodical, mathematical, and scientific method
  derivative tokens which are &quot;native&quot;, compared to Ethereum, where tokens are implemented via smart contracts – this has one major implication (among other benefits): transaction fees are a small fraction; no &quot;gas&quot; fees are required to execute a contract
  a dedicated and sophisticated, and ever expanding, ecosystem of people and companies working to solve real problems, create valuable businesses, etc.
  outreach programs targeting new developers, governments, and education
  a treasury system where regular rounds of Catalyst fund winning Cardano-based projects via grants
  smart contracts that can be mathematically verified, enabling greater trust in the proper handling of funds