: It uses a Federated Consensus mechanism rather than energy-intensive "Proof-of-Work," making it significantly more eco-friendly than Bitcoin.
: Transactions typically settle in 3 to 5 seconds with fees costing a fraction of a cent (averaging $0.0002 ). WHAT IS RIPPLE COIN (XRP)?
: Unlike Bitcoin, XRP is pre-mined . All 100 billion tokens were created at inception, so new coins cannot be mined or minted. : It uses a Federated Consensus mechanism rather