๐ ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฃ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฏ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป: ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฃ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ (๐ ๐ฟ๐ฝ๐น)
โ Key Facts about the $XRP Ledger:
๐ Independent Blockchain (not built on Ethereum, Solana, or Bitcoin)
โก Ultra-fast (3-5 second transaction time)
๐ธ Low fees (fractions of a cent)
๐ฟ Eco-friendly (consensus protocol, no mining)
๐ ๏ธ Built for payments, tokenization, CBDCs, and DeFi-lite tools
XRP Ledger uses its own consensus algorithm โ not Proof of Work (like BTC) or Proof of Stake (like ETH).
๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฃ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น:
โ๏ธ Stellar ($XLM )
Created by Ripple co-founder Jed McCaleb
Also targets cross-border payments (especially for the unbanked)
Used by MoneyGram and for stablecoin integrations
๐ฐ Algorand ($ALGO )
High-speed Layer-1 with institutional adoption goals
Used for CBDC pilots and tokenized asset platforms
Strong developer support + eco-friendly consensus
๐ ๏ธ Quant (QNT)
Not a payment coin per se, but enables blockchain interoperability
Bridges different ledgers (like XRP + Ethereum + private banks)
Focused on enterprise and government use cases (Overledger)
โจ Final Thought:
XRP may lead the charge in regulated payments, but projects like XDC, XLM, ALGO, HBAR are following close behind โ #BTC #crypto #Write2Earn $s