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2015-02-23 18:53:13 -08:00
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**What can you do with Ripple?**
The protocol is entirely open-source and the networks shared ledger is public
information, so no central authority prevents anyone from participating.Anyone
information, so no central authority prevents anyone from participating. Anyone
can become a market maker, create a wallet or a gateway, or monitor network
behavior. Competition drives down spreads and fees, making the network useful
to everyone.
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1. XRP is Ripples native [cryptocurrency]
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptocurrency) with a fixed supply that
decreases slowly over time, with no mining. XRP acts as a bridge currency, and
pays for transaction fees that protect the network against spam
pays for transaction fees that protect the network against spam.
![XRP as a bridge currency](/images/vehicle_currency.png)
2. Pathfinding discovers cheap and efficient payment paths through multiple
[order books](https://www.ripplecharts.com) allowing anyone to [trade](https://www.rippletrade.com) anything. When two accounts arent linked by relationships of trust, the Ripple pathfinding engine considers intermediate links and order books to produce a set of possible paths the transaction can take. When the payment is processed, the liquidity along these paths is iteratively consumed in best-first order.
![Pathfinding from Euro to Japanese Yen](/images/pathfinding.png)
![Pathfinding from Dollars to Euro](/images/pathfinding.png)
3. [Consensus](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj1QVb1vlC0) confirms
transactions in an atomic fashion, without mining, ensuring efficient use of