Digital Asset / Canonical Entity
XRP
XRP is the native digital asset of the XRP Ledger. It has no issuer account, cannot be newly minted, and XRP charged as an XRPL transaction cost is destroyed.
- Knowledge status
- Verified
- Graph confidence
- High
- Aliases
- XRP token · Ripple XRP
Asset Identity, Issuance, and Supply
Structured facts remain separate from observations, claims, and inference. Each verified row links to its supporting evidence.
Issuer, Network, and Market Relationships
Only explicit graph edges appear here. Co-mention alone never creates ownership, partnership, affiliation, or adoption.
Supports asset
OrganizationUpholdUphold is a global multi-asset digital money and trading platform launched in 2015 that makes XRP available in eligible jurisdictions.Supports asset
ExchangeKrakenKraken is a global crypto trading platform founded in San Francisco in 2011 that offers XRP markets and related services where available.Launch, Market, and Regulatory Timeline
Dates reflect reviewed events and link to the underlying event evidence.
COVID Black Thursday liquidation cascade
The global COVID shock coincided with a rapid crypto selloff and leveraged liquidation cascade across March 12 and 13.
Liquidation cascade · Verified1SEC files civil action against Ripple and two executives
The SEC filed its civil enforcement action in federal court. This marks the beginning of the litigation period; market comparisons do not establish causation.
SEC v. Ripple · Verified1Coinbase and other exchanges suspend XRP trading
Following the SEC action against Ripple, Coinbase and other venues announced or implemented suspensions of XRP trading, reducing market access.
Market-access loss · Verified1District court issues summary judgment order
The district court issued a summary judgment decision addressing several categories of XRP sales. The event record describes litigation timing, not market causation.
Court ruling · Verified1SEC and Ripple dismiss their appeals
The parties dismissed the SEC appeal and Ripple cross-appeal, resolving the civil enforcement action while leaving the district court final judgment in effect.
SEC v. Ripple · Verified1
Evidence records connected to XRP
Original artifacts remain distinct from publishers, sources, extracted evidence, and generated summaries.
- urlWhat Is XRP and Why Is It Valuable?Open original source ↗
- urlXRPL Transaction CostOpen original source ↗
- urlBuy XRP on UpholdOpen original source ↗
- urlBuy XRP on KrakenOpen original source ↗
- official sourceAccount Sequences vs. Tickets — official primary documentationOpen original source ↗
- official sourceAccountsOpen original source ↗
- official sourceCryptographic KeysOpen original source ↗
- official sourceAnatomy of an XRP Ledger Address — official primary documentationOpen original source ↗
- official sourceXRP Ledger ConceptsOpen original source ↗
- official sourcePayment TransactionOpen original source ↗
- official sourcePayment TypesOpen original source ↗
- official sourceAuthorized Trust Lines Explained — official primary documentationOpen original source ↗
- official sourceTokensOpen original source ↗
- official sourceFungible TokensOpen original source ↗
- official sourceAutomated Market Makers on the XRP Ledger — official primary documentationOpen original source ↗
Analysis that depends on this entity
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