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Below are information about XRP.

XRP is a cryptocurrency developed by Ripple Labs, designed to facilitate fast and low-cost international financial transactions. Unlike other cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which are decentralized and based on mining, XRP is issued directly by Ripple and operates on the XRP Ledger, a decentralized blockchain optimized for cross-border payments.

Here are the main points about XRP:

1. Purpose: XRP was created to be a bridge currency in international transactions, reducing costs and processing time compared to traditional systems like SWIFT. Each transaction on the XRP Ledger costs a fraction of a cent (0.00001 XRP) and is settled in seconds.

2. Total Supply: XRP has a total supply of 100 billion tokens, of which Ripple controls about 41.4 billion, gradually releasing them to institutions as demand arises.

3. Decentralization: The XRP Ledger is decentralized, with independent validators (not exclusively controlled by Ripple) processing transactions. It also pioneered features such as a decentralized exchange (DEX) in 2012, support for stablecoins, tokenized assets (RWAs), and NFTs.

4. Use Cases: XRP is primarily used by financial institutions for cross-border payments, but it also supports DeFi, stablecoins like RLUSD (from Ripple), and other applications on the XRP Ledger.

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