What coins are not only money?

[Anna]

Hello, my name is Anna and I'm a journalist.
I'm doing an investigation about crypto universe, I started from scratch, didn't know anything about this world, but I'm happy with what I found here. So forgive me my amateurish level, I'm a journalist and not a coder
Forums like this gives a tremendous picture of existing coins, one can easily get lost inside, which happened to me.
For my research I'd like to figure out what coins are not only money, like ethereum for example that provide a platform for smart-contracts and political referendums?
And else I'd like to understand why generally there are so many of coins? What features makes one different from another?
Thank you!

[The Translator]

Ripple, this coin is one of the coins that is different from other coin alternatives. This coin cannot be mined, this is what distinguishes Ripple from others. In addition, Ripple cannot be used as a digital shopping instrument. Usually Ripple is used in the company.

[owmivmen]

Hello ... I like to discuss with you. I think every project has different coins and technology. For platforms there are still many other than eth I know. like stellar, komodo, nem, and many more. Currently the coin that has a platform that is more widely used is ethereum. Why? because ethereum is easier to use and safer. many ico projects use the eth platform for making tokens or coins.

[Speaker]

Don't know the actual topic or not, but this is a complex issue.And several proposals on him not to answer. There are many projects on its own blockchain, as there are many coins on the market.Most of the project appeared on the hyip and are of no use. This is a fashion that will soon pass and there will be something else. The market has already shown that it is impossible to survive those coins that do not solve real problems and do not have any benefit.