A curated database of verified resources for understanding XRP, the XRP Ledger, and the Ripple ecosystem.

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Foundational Documents

Atlantic Council CBDC Tracker

Comprehensive tracker of global CBDC development

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

Bank for International Settlements

BIS - International organization of central banks

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

CFA Institute

Global association of investment professionals

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

Chainalysis

Blockchain analysis and compliance solutions

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

Circle

USDC stablecoin issuer and financial services company

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

Coinbase

Cryptocurrency exchange and custody provider

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve System - central banking system of the United States

Foundational Documents

Founding Era (2011-2014)

Jed McCaleb begins work (2011), OpenCoin founded (2012), Ripple Labs rebrand (2013)

Foundational Documents

Growth Era (2015-2019)

RippleNet launch, strategic investments, global expansion

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

IRS Cryptocurrency Guidance

IRS guidance on virtual currency taxation

Foundational Documents

McKinsey & Company

Global management consulting firm

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

Ripple Insights Blog

Company announcements and historical context

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

Ripple Original Whitepaper

The Ripple Protocol Consensus Algorithm (2014)

Foundational Documents

SEC Era & Recovery (2020-2025)

SEC lawsuit (Dec 2020), summary judgment wins (Jul 2023), case dismissal (Mar 2025)

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

SEC Official Website

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

World Bank

International financial institution providing loans and grants

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

XLS Standards Repository

XRP Ledger Standards proposals and specifications

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

XRP Ledger GitHub Repository

Open-source rippled server implementation

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

XRPL Foundation

Independent non-profit supporting XRPL development

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

XRPL History Overview

Official timeline of XRPL development

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

XRPL Technical Documentation

Complete technical reference for developers and researchers

Foundational DocumentsOfficial

XRPL.org

Official XRP Ledger website and documentation portal

Regulatory & Legal

Crypto Czar Appointment

David Sacks appointed White House advisor

Regulatory & Legal

Digital Asset Stockpile

Includes ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA from seized assets

Regulatory & LegalOfficial

EU MiCA Framework

European crypto-asset regulatory framework

Regulatory & LegalOfficial

FinCEN 2015 Settlement

$700K settlement establishing Ripple as money services business

Regulatory & Legal

Japan FSA Registration

XRP listed on Japanese exchanges under FSA oversight

Regulatory & Legal

Judge Torres Summary Judgment

July 13, 2023 - Programmatic sales not securities (landmark ruling)

Regulatory & Legal

SEC Crypto Task Force

Regulatory framework development

Regulatory & LegalOfficial

SEC v. Ripple Case Documents

Complete court filings and rulings

Regulatory & LegalOfficial

Singapore MAS Guidance

Monetary Authority of Singapore payment services framework

Regulatory & Legal

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve EO

Executive Order signed March 6, 2025

Regulatory & Legal

Treasury Digital Asset Report

FSOC risk assessment and recommendations

XRP ETF Developments

21Shares Core XRP (Pending)

Application filed November 1, 2024

XRP ETF Developments

Bitwise XRP ETF (Pending)

Application filed October 2, 2024 - Decision expected Q4 2025

XRP ETF Developments

Canary Capital XRPC

First U.S. spot XRP ETF - Approved November 13, 2025

XRP ETF Developments

Franklin Templeton XRP (Pending)

Application filed March 11, 2025

XRP ETF Developments

Grayscale XRP Trust Conversion (Pending)

ETF conversion application under review

XRP ETF Developments

ProShares Ultra XRP

2x leveraged XRP ETF - Approved July 18, 2025

XRP ETF Developments

WisdomTree XRP (Pending)

Application filed December 2, 2024

Ripple Company

GTreasury Acquisition

$1B acquisition - Treasury management platform (2025)

Ripple Company

Hidden Road Acquisition

$1.25B acquisition - Prime brokerage infrastructure (2025)

Ripple Company

Metaco Acquisition

$250M acquisition - Institutional custody technology (2023)

Ripple CompanyOfficial

Ripple Developer Portal

RippleNet API documentation

Ripple CompanyOfficial

Ripple Insights

Official blog and announcements

Ripple CompanyOfficial

Ripple Official Website

Company information and products

DeFi & AMM Ecosystem

DefiLlama XRPL TVL

Total Value Locked tracking (~$99M)

DeFi & AMM Ecosystem

Magnetic DEX

Advanced trading interface

DeFi & AMM Ecosystem

Orchestra Finance

Multi-AMM aggregator platform

DeFi & AMM Ecosystem

Sologenic DEX

Major XRPL DEX with tokenized assets

DeFi & AMM EcosystemOfficial

XLS-30d AMM Specification

Native AMM protocol standard (enabled March 2024)

DeFi & AMM Ecosystem

XPMarket

NFT marketplace with DEX functionality

DeFi & AMM EcosystemOfficial

XRPL AMM Documentation

Technical guide to XRPL AMM functionality

Smart Contracts & Sidechains

Axelar Bridge

Cross-chain messaging for XRPL EVM

Smart Contracts & Sidechains

Burn2Mint Mechanism

XRP → XRP+ conversion for Xahau sidechain

Smart Contracts & Sidechains

Evernode Layer 2

Decentralized hosting and compute layer

Smart Contracts & Sidechains

Hooks Documentation

Native XRPL smart contract layer

Smart Contracts & Sidechains

Xahau Network

Hooks-enabled sidechain with smart contract functionality

Smart Contracts & SidechainsOfficial

XRPL EVM Sidechain

Ethereum-compatible sidechain (mainnet June 30, 2025)

NFT Ecosystem

Bithomp NFT Explorer

NFT search and analytics

NFT Ecosystem

OnXRP

NFT platform with creator tools

NFT EcosystemOfficial

XLS-20 NFT Standard

Native NFT protocol (enabled October 2022)

NFT Ecosystem

XPMarket

Leading XRPL NFT marketplace (2.5% fee)

NFT Ecosystem

xrpcafe

NFT marketplace and explorer

NFT EcosystemOfficial

XRPL NFT Documentation

Technical NFT implementation guide

Validators & Network

Consensus Requirements

80% UNL agreement required for validation

Validators & Network

Network Statistics

1,300+ nodes, 191 validators, 35+ on UNL

Validators & NetworkOfficial

Run a Validator Guide

Technical setup documentation

Validators & NetworkOfficial

XRPL Foundation dUNL

Default Unique Node List governance

Validators & NetworkOfficial

XRPL Peers Map

Live network topology visualization

Validators & NetworkOfficial

XRPL Validator Registry

Official validator list and statistics

Developer ToolsOfficial

Clio Server

Optimized API server for XRPL data

Developer ToolsOfficial

ISO 20022 Official

Standard specification and documentation

Developer Tools

Ripple ISO Membership

First DLT company admitted (May 2020)

Developer Tools

RippleNet Messaging

ISO 20022 compatible payment instructions

Developer Tools

SWIFT Migration

Global transition completed November 22, 2025

Developer ToolsOfficial

XRPL Devnet

Experimental network for testing

Developer ToolsOfficial

XRPL Testnet Faucet

Get test XRP for development

Developer Tools

xrpl-go (Go)

Community Go implementation

Developer ToolsOfficial

xrpl-py (Python)

Official Python library

Developer ToolsOfficial

xrpl.js (JavaScript)

Official JavaScript/TypeScript library (v4.4+)

Developer ToolsOfficial

xrpl4j (Java)

Official Java library

Wallet Ecosystem

Crossmark Wallet

Browser extension wallet

Wallet Ecosystem

Ledger Hardware Wallet

Cold storage with XRP support

Wallet Ecosystem

Tangem Card Wallet

NFC-based hardware wallet

Wallet Ecosystem

Trezor Hardware Wallet

Cold storage option

Wallet Ecosystem

Xaman Wallet

Leading XRPL wallet (80%+ of addresses)

Wallet EcosystemOfficial

XRPL Reserve Requirements

1 XRP base reserve + 0.2 XRP per object

RLUSD Stablecoin

Aave Integration

DeFi lending protocol support

RLUSD Stablecoin

NYDFS Approval

New York Department of Financial Services regulated

RLUSD StablecoinOfficial

RLUSD Official Page

Product information and documentation

RLUSD Stablecoin

RLUSD on Ethereum

ERC-20 token deployment

RLUSD Stablecoin

RLUSD on XRPL

Native XRPL token issuance

RLUSD Stablecoin

RLUSD Transparency

100% backed by USD and short-term Treasuries

Partnerships & Adoption

Bank of America

RippleNet Governance Committee member

Partnerships & Adoption

Chainlink Integration

Price feeds and oracle infrastructure

Partnerships & Adoption

Mastercard

Crypto Credentials integration

Partnerships & AdoptionOfficial

RippleNet Partners

Official partner directory

Partnerships & Adoption

Santander

One Pay FX cross-border payments

Partnerships & Adoption

SBI Holdings Partnership

Strategic investor and joint venture partner (Japan)

Partnerships & Adoption

Standard Chartered

RippleNet enterprise partner

CBDC Programs

Bhutan Digital Ngultrum

Royal Monetary Authority partnership

CBDC Programs

Colombia Land Registry

Blockchain-based property records

CBDC Programs

Hong Kong e-HKD Pilot

HKMA exploration program

CBDC Programs

Montenegro Digital Euro

Central Bank pilot program

CBDC Programs

Palau Digital Dollar (PSC)

Republic of Palau stablecoin pilot

CBDC ProgramsOfficial

Ripple CBDC Platform

Official CBDC solution overview

On-Chain Analytics

Bithomp Explorer

Account and transaction analysis

On-Chain Analytics

Circulating Supply

~59.8 billion XRP in circulation

On-Chain Analytics

DefiLlama XRPL

DeFi TVL and protocol tracking

On-Chain Analytics

Deflationary Model

Transaction fees permanently destroyed (burned)

On-Chain Analytics

Escrow Holdings

55B placed December 2017, 1B/month release

On-Chain AnalyticsOfficial

Escrow Mechanism

Technical escrow documentation

On-Chain Analytics

Maximum Supply

100 billion XRP (fixed, no mining/inflation)

On-Chain Analytics

Wallet Count

5.3M+ funded XRPL addresses

On-Chain AnalyticsOfficial

XRP Supply Tracking

Official supply documentation

On-Chain AnalyticsOfficial

XRPL Explorer (Official)

Official XRPL transaction explorer

On-Chain AnalyticsOfficial

XRPL.org

Official network statistics

On-Chain Analytics

XRPScan

Popular community explorer with rich features

Academic Research

AMM-based DEX Paper

XRP Ledger AMM research

Academic Research

Google Scholar XRP Research

Academic paper search

Academic Research

Ripple Protocol Overview (2015)

Early academic examination

Academic Research

RPCA Formal Analysis

Consensus algorithm formal proofs

Unverified Claims

Bank of America "100% XRP"

Unconfirmed FOX interview claim - no official statement exists

Unverified Claims

Extreme Price Predictions

Claims of $100+ XRP lack rigorous methodology

Unverified Claims

Imminent Bank Announcements

Recurring predictions that fail to materialize

Unverified Claims

Secret Government Deals

Speculation without documentary evidence