XRP is the native digital asset of XRPL (XRP Ledger), an open-sourced distributed ledger powered by peer-to-peer servers, which purpose is to power creative technologies throughout the payments field and allow seamless, real-time and cost-effective worldwide payments as a bridge currency.Initially released in 2012, the supply of XRP is limited at 100 billion, with the accessible supply of XRP decreasing over time as transaction fees are "destroyed."The RippleNet payment platform is a real-time gross settlement (RTGS) system with the goal of enabling global immediate monetary transactions. While the XRP Ledger's main coin is XRP, people may use any currenies to transact on the platform.