$XRP XRP is the native currency of the XRP network. It only exists within the XRP system. There is a total of 100 billion XRP in existence, with no more allowed to be created according to the protocol's rules.The company building the XRP protocol, OpenCoin, was co-founded by CEO Chris Larsen and CTO Jed McCaleb. The San Francisco-based blockchain startup is also the majority owner of XRP, holding about 61% of the digital currency. In May 2017, to alleviate concerns surrounding XRP supply, XRP committed to placing 55 billion XRP (88% of its XRP holdings) into a cryptographically-secured escrow.