XRPAuthority

XRPL Decentralized Exchange

Learn how the XRP Ledger's built-in decentralized exchange works, inspect offers and order books, and model spreads and path liquidity.

UNDERSTAND

Simple first. Technical when you need it.

Simple

The XRPL DEX matches offers recorded directly in the ledger. It can trade issued assets and route payments through order books and AMMs without a separate exchange contract.

Technical

An OfferCreate expresses TakerGets and TakerPays from the taker's perspective. Quality, transfer rates, issuer identity, trust lines, funding, rippling, autobridging, and partial execution all affect the result.

REAL EXAMPLE

Every pair includes asset identity

A useful order-book view names both currency codes and issuers, then shows funded amounts rather than assuming every posted offer can execute in full. Native XRP has no issuer.

Read the DEX protocol documentation
TRY IT

Test the concept safely.

Interactive experience

Use the existing XRPAuthority tool or learning workflow. Live tools request public data only; simulations never ask for signing material.

Model a DEX trade

Evidence boundary

Keep the network, validated ledger, hash, result, exact asset identity, and retrieval time with any conclusion. A protocol capability does not prove a person, issuer, or service is trustworthy.

GO DEEPER

Guides, entities, and research paths.