What Is XRP and How Is Ripple Involved?
XRP is a digital asset designed for fast, low-cost international payments. It operates on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), a decentralized, open-source blockchain created to settle transactions in seconds with minimal fees and energy use.
Ripple, the company, is a private fintech firm that utilizes XRP and the XRPL in its payment solutions. Ripple’s goal is to modernize global finance by enabling banks, payment providers, and institutions to send money across borders more efficiently.
While XRP and Ripple are separate entities, Ripple holds a significant amount of XRP and actively builds utility around it—especially for enterprise use and cross-border liquidity.
A 7 video playlist on the company Ripple & the crypto currency token of XRP and how they are separate and how they relate to one another.
An Introduction to XRP
Why create a sidechain?
Web3 • Infrastructure • Scaling
Sidechains
parallel blockchain connected to a parent chain
Sidechains are independent blockchains that run alongside a main network and connect through a two-way bridge. They let users move assets between chains while offloading transaction volume from the parent chain — giving developers more flexibility to experiment with speed, fees, and features without congesting the base layer.