Absolutely no offense to OP here, but my experience with Cardano is that it appears to be a trap for moderately smart people who don’t have time to read cryptocurrency whitepapers all day.

Staking is nothing new, smart contracts are nothing new. The thing that Cardano does well is strong signaling that it’s inclusive, and based on research.

However, that’s somewhat begging the question. Their serious competitors are just as inclusive and largely just as based on legitimate research! There are a lot of low grade scammy coins out there, but claiming you’re doing better than them is not an accomplishment.