XRP 101 In Summary

Confusion between XRP and Ripple remains one of the crypto market’s longest-running ￰0￱ investors still believe Ripple and XRP are the same ￰1￱ misunderstanding clouds discussion around blockchain adoption, regulation, and ￰2￱ understand both correctly, one must separate the token from the company that uses ￰3￱ recently explained the difference on X, providing a clear explanation that deserves deeper ￰4￱ XRP Really Is XRP is a digital asset designed for speed, scalability, and global ￰5￱ operates on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) , a decentralized and open-source blockchain launched in ￰6￱ ledger processes transactions in about three to five seconds with minimal ￰7￱ can build on the XRPL, use its native token, or issue other ￰8￱ what many believe, Ripple does not own or control the XRP ￰9￱ is maintained by an independent global network of validators who approve transactions through a consensus ￰10￱ makes XRP one of the few digital assets that can function independently of any single ￰11￱ is not Ripple As BTC is not Micro ￰12￱ Does not ≠ Ripple because one’s a digital asset, the other’s a ￰13￱ mix them up like they’re the same latte with different milk, but here’s the clean version: ￰14￱ is the token.

It’s an independent… ￰15￱ — 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸XRP (@BankXRP) October 28, 2025 What Ripple Actually Is Ripple Labs ￰16￱ a U. S.-based fintech company focused on real-time global ￰17￱ firm develops enterprise-grade blockchain solutions, including RippleNet and Ripple Payments, to improve cross-border ￰18￱ of these products use XRP as a bridge currency to enhance liquidity and settlement ￰19￱ also issues the RLUSD stablecoin, launched in December 2024, to provide fiat-backed liquidity within its ecosystem. However, Ripple can operate its payment systems without directly relying on ￰20￱ flexibility demonstrates that XRP and Ripple are separate entities with distinct ￰21￱ People Confuse XRP with Ripple The confusion began because Ripple owned a large portion of XRP’s total ￰22￱ company locked much of it in escrow accounts to control market ￰23￱ the years, Ripple sold XRP to fund its operations and ￰24￱ connection led the public to assume Ripple created and fully controlled the ￰25￱ are on X, follow us to connect with us :- @TimesTabloid1 — TimesTabloid (@TimesTabloid1) June 15, 2025 The misunderstanding deepened during the SEC lawsuit, which accused Ripple of selling XRP as an unregistered ￰26￱ case prompted many to examine the distinction between the ￰27￱ outcomes eventually confirmed that XRP, when sold on secondary markets, is not a ￰28￱ This Difference Matters Understanding this distinction helps investors, journalists, and regulators make informed decisions.

XRP’s price, adoption, and liquidity depend on global usage of the XRPL, not Ripple’s corporate activities. Ripple’s partnerships, acquisitions, and product launches affect its business but not the ledger’s core ￰29￱ essence, XRP powers a decentralized ledger, while Ripple builds enterprise tools that sometimes use ￰30￱ them overlooks the complex way blockchain ecosystems ￰31￱ Clear Takeaway XRP, as a digital asset , is decentralized and open to ￰32￱ is a company focused on advancing payment solutions using blockchain technology. BankXRP’s post captures this distinction perfectly, reminding the crypto community that clarity ￰33￱ the separation between the two ensures better reporting, smarter investment decisions, and a more accurate view of blockchain ￰34￱ : This content is meant to inform and should not be considered financial ￰35￱ views expressed in this article may include the author’s personal opinions and do not represent Times Tabloid’s ￰36￱ are advised to conduct thorough research before making any investment ￰37￱ action taken by the reader is strictly at their own ￰38￱ Tabloid is not responsible for any financial ￰39￱ us on Twitter , Facebook , Telegram , and Google News