Fixing XRP Ledger Loan Protocol Before Launch
The developers of XRP have published a second amendment to repair the new non-collateralized lending protocol on the Ledger, pending validator approval.
XRP Ledger: understand the network
Guide to the XRP Ledger: consensus, payments, DEX, AMM, tokens and network capabilities, including trade-offs and limitations.
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is a public, open-source ledger designed to move and exchange value. It uses its own consensus protocol rather than proof-of-work mining and includes several financial functions natively.
- Consensus without proof-of-work mining.
- Native DEX, tokens, AMM, escrows and payment functionality.
- Validator choices and real-world adoption should be evaluated separately from theoretical performance.
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