"The Radix network, at its core, is a shared, public database. Within the database is a ledger that accounts and balances. At any time, anyone can view the ledger and see of all activity on the Radix network.
Computers on the network mutually agree on changes to the ledger through a process called consensus. The network reaches consensus globally within seconds. This consensus finding process is the engineering breakthrough that allows for fast, secure, and decentralized settlement on the Radix network.
Distributed networks offer many efficiencies over centralized networks. Because the network is "self clearing," it eliminates the need for a centralized network operator (and gets rid of the associated layer of fees). Because there is no single point of failure, distributed networks are reliable. And because they are open source, they tend to be more secure."

Sounds like a newb way to describe what Bitcoin is.   Ripple also had millions of dollars in venture capital backing it up.  I would highly encourage people to proceed with caution as this is more tilting towards SCAM.