10 things you need to know about Ripple

10 things you need to know about Ripple

1. What is Ripple? Ripple is the name for both a digital currency (XRP) and an open payment network within which that currency is transferred. It is a distributed, open-source payments system that's still in beta. The goal of the ripple system, according to its website, is to enable people to break free of the "walled gardens" of financial networks - ie, credit cards, banks, PayPal and other institutions that restrict access with fees, charges for currency exchanges and processing delays. 2. What does Ripple do? According to is OpenCoin, the company behind ripple, the currency addresses....


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