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Ripple Quick Start Guide

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  1. Ripple Quick Start Guide
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright and Credits
  4. Ripple Quick Start Guide
  5. Dedication
  6. About Packt
  7. Why subscribe?
  8. Packt.com
  9. Contributors
  10. About the author
  11. About the reviewer
  12. Packt is searching for authors like you
  13. Table of Contents
  14. Preface
  15. Who this book is for
  16. What this book covers
  17. To get the most out of this book
  18. Download the example code files
  19. Conventions used
  20. Get in touch
  21. Reviews
  22. Getting Started with Ripple
  23. The need for decentralization
  24. Introduction to blockchain
  25. Introduction to Bitcoin
  26. Inefficiencies in payment systems
  27. International money transfer through Bitcoin
  28. Disadvantages of Bitcoin
  29. Ripple
  30. International money transfer through Ripple
  31. The Ripple Protocol
  32. Account creation
  33. Reserve
  34. Transactions
  35. Multisigning
  36. Consensus
  37. Important properties of the consensus protocol
  38. Ledger versions
  39. Validation
  40. Advantages of Ripple
  41. Currency agnostic
  42. Simplified consensus
  43. Low fee
  44. Reduced foreign exchange cost
  45. Pathfinding algorithm
  46. Adaptable cryptography
  47. Anti-spam mechanism
  48. Potential risks of Ripple
  49. Regulatory issues
  50. Trust Issues
  51. Security vulnerabilities
  52. Problems of being an open protocol
  53. Summary
  54. Working with Ripple Currency XRP
  55. Types of wallets
  56. Online wallets
  57. Desktop/mobile wallets
  58. Offline wallets
  59. Hardware wallets
  60. Paper wallets
  61. How do I choose my wallet?
  62. Setting up a Ripple account
  63. Activating the Ripple account
  64. Making an international transfer
  65. Trading XRP
  66. Importing an existing wallet
  67. Setting up an offline wallet
  68. Protecting your Ripples
  69. Don't leave your Ripples on centralized exchanges
  70. Make backups 
  71. Use antivirus software
  72. Disable browser plugins
  73. Store Ripples in multiple wallets 
  74. For big sums, use cold wallets
  75. Use reputable wallets
  76. Important things you must remember
  77. Summary
  78. Applications of Ripple
  79. High speed and low-cost payments 
  80. xCurrent
  81. How does it work?
  82. Advanced payment applications
  83. Cross-currency payments
  84. How does it work?
  85. Checks
  86. How does it work?
  87. Payment channels
  88. How does it work?
  89. Escrow
  90. How does it work?
  91. Initial coin offering
  92. Decentralized exchange
  93. Debunking misconceptions about Ripple
  94. Ripple and XRP are not the same
  95. Funds lockup
  96. No mining
  97. Limited smart contracts
  98. Important things to remember
  99. Summary
  100. Getting Started with the Ripple API
  101. Connecting to the Ripple test network
  102. Setting up the development environment
  103. First Ripple application
  104. Sending money 
  105. Prepare transaction
  106. Sign transaction
  107. Submit transaction
  108. Summary
  109. Developing Applications Using the Ripple API
  110. Sending checks
  111. Cashing checks
  112. Creating a time-held escrow
  113. Creating a conditionally-held escrow
  114. Important things you must remember
  115. Summary
  116. Other Books You May Enjoy
  117. Leave a review - let other readers know what you think

Ripple and XRP are not the same

Ripple is a company that makes software products for banks. This company made an open-source distributed ledger or the XRP ledger. This ledger also issues its own currency called XRP. However, all of the software products that Ripple offer doesn't use this XRP ledger. 

The xCurrent software we discussed in the last chapter doesn't use the XRP ledger. However, the product uses blockchain technology for cheap and fast payment settlements. 

The XRP ledger is decentralized and powered by nodes around the world. However, the Ripple company is not decentralized. If the Ripple company cease to exist, the XRP ledger and its functionality won't be affected. Users would be able to use the decentralized ledger and make transactions. 

This has been a misconception because, if you look at other cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, their name represents their product/ledger. However, in Ripple, the decentralized XRP ledger is one of the products of the company.