* will allow messaging
* Ravencoin plans to integrate RSK
On top of that RVN has a shorter block time and that they asset layer will be native to the protocol — but for smart contracts RSK (rootstock) will enable solidity to work on the Ravencoin blockchain.
ASIC resistance and a wider and more fair distribution is another advantage of Ravencoin. By this time period in Bitcoin's history the coin had less than a dozen miners - RVN has thousands. Ravencoin is one of the most widely distributed coins - if not THE most.