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@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ The following table summarizes some of the differences between XRP and [issued c
| XRP | Issued Currencies |
|:---------------------------------------------------------|:------------------|
| Has no issuer. | Always issued by an XRP Ledger account |
| Specified as a string. | Specified as an object |
| Has no issuer. | Always issued by an XRP Ledger account. |
| Specified as a string. | Specified as an object. |
| Tracked in [accounts](accountroot.html). | Tracked in [trust lines](ripplestate.html). |
| Can never be created; can only be destroyed. | Can be issued or redeemed freely. |
| Minimum value: `0`. (Cannot be negative.) | Minimum value: `-9999999999999999e80`. Minimum nonzero absolute value: `1000000000000000e-96`.
| Maximum value `100000000000` (1<sup>11</sup>) XRP. That's `100000000000000000` (10<sup>17</sup>) "drops". | Maximum value `9999999999999999e80` |
| Maximum value `100000000000` (1<sup>11</sup>) XRP. That's `100000000000000000` (10<sup>17</sup>) "drops". | Maximum value `9999999999999999e80`. |
| Precise to the nearest "drop" (0.000001 XRP) | 15 decimal digits of precision. |
| Can't be [frozen](freezes.html). | The issuer can [freeze](freezes.html) balances. |
| No transfer fees; XRP-to-XRP payments are always direct. | Can take indirect [paths](paths.html) with each issuer charging a percentage [transfer fee](transfer-fees.html). |
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ The issued currency format can store a wide variety of assets, including those t
When sending issued currency amounts in the XRP Ledger's peer-to-peer network, servers [serialize](serialization.html) the amount to a 64-bit binary value.
**Note:** The XRP Ledger does not support issued currencies that are not [fungible](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungibility). It also does not support limiting an issued currency to whole number amounts only. All issued currencies in the XRP Ledger are always divisible down to the minimum amount.
## Currency Codes
[Currency Code]: #currency-codes