Anatomy of an XRP Ledger Address
Understand classic addresses, their public role, and the checks that help detect mistyped destinations.
Read source-backed guide →Companies
Ripple
A financial technology company that develops payment, custody, stablecoin, and digital-asset infrastructure and contributes to the XRP Ledger ecosystem.
- Canonical name
- Ripple
- Entity type
- Companies
- Aliases
- Ripple Labs · OpenCoin · Ripple Labs Inc.
Connected research
Evidence paths for Ripple.
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Authorized Trust Lines Explained
Require issuer approval before a trust line can hold or transact an issued asset.
Read source-backed guide →Essential Settings for XRPL Token Issuers
Review account flags and operating choices that affect holders, transfers, and trust.
Read source-backed guide →How Much XRP Exists—and Why the Supply Declines
Trace XRP's fixed initial supply and the protocol mechanism that destroys transaction costs.
Read source-backed guide →How to Read an XRP Ledger Explorer
Interpret account balances, validated status, transaction fields, metadata, and ledger references.
Read source-backed guide →How Transactions Are Ordered in an XRPL Ledger
See why canonical ordering is necessary for servers to calculate the same final state.
Read source-backed guide →Is the XRP Ledger a Blockchain?
Place XRPL within blockchain terminology while explaining how its ledger history and consensus differ from mining systems.
Read source-backed guide →Issued Currencies vs. Multi-Purpose Tokens
Choose between trust-line-based assets and MPTs by comparing structure and capabilities.
Read source-backed guide →Evidence sources
Primary and official references
- Anatomy of an XRP Ledger Address — official primary documentationXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- XRP Ledger ConceptsXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- What Are Drops? The Smallest Unit of XRP — official primary documentationXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- Authorized Trust Lines Explained — official primary documentationXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- TokensXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- Fungible TokensXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- Essential Settings for XRPL Token Issuers — official primary documentationXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- How Much XRP Exists—and Why the Supply Declines — official primary documentationXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- How to Read an XRP Ledger Explorer — official primary documentationXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
- How Transactions Are Ordered in an XRPL Ledger — official primary documentationXRP Ledger documentation · original source ↗
Verified timeline
Related research events
- 2020-12-22 · SEC files civil action against Ripple and two executivesSEC v. Ripple · canonical event page
- 2020-12-28 · Coinbase and other exchanges suspend XRP tradingMarket-access loss · canonical event page
- 2023-07-13 · District court issues summary judgment orderCourt ruling · canonical event page
- 2025-08-07 · SEC and Ripple dismiss their appealsSEC v. Ripple · canonical event page
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