diff --git a/content/_snippets/data_types/address.md b/content/_snippets/data_types/address.md index b632a3e3e2..96cb460038 100644 --- a/content/_snippets/data_types/address.md +++ b/content/_snippets/data_types/address.md @@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Accounts in the XRP Ledger are identified by an address in the XRP Ledger's [bas * Between 25 and 35 characters in length * Starts with the character `r` + + **Note:** The XRP community has [proposed](https://github.com/xrp-community/standards-drafts/issues/6) (and developed a [codec](https://github.com/xrp-community/xrpl-tagged-address-codec) to support) a new **X**-address format that exchanges and wallets could use instead of [destination tags](https://xrpl.org/source-and-destination-tags.html). These "packed" addresses start with an `X` instead of an `r`. For more information, see the [XRPL 𝗫-address format](https://xrpaddress.info/) site. + * Uses alphanumeric characters, excluding the number "`0`" capital letter "`O`", capital letter "`I`", and lowercase letter "`l`" * Case-sensitive * Includes a 4-byte checksum so that the probability of generating a valid address from random characters is approximately 1 in 2^32 diff --git a/content/concepts/payment-system-basics/accounts/accounts.md b/content/concepts/payment-system-basics/accounts/accounts.md index 8a0dec754e..bbc8c63fe6 100644 --- a/content/concepts/payment-system-basics/accounts/accounts.md +++ b/content/concepts/payment-system-basics/accounts/accounts.md @@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ An "Account" in the XRP Ledger represents a holder of XRP and a sender of [transactions](transaction-formats.html). The core elements of an account are: - An identifying **address**, such as `rf1BiGeXwwQoi8Z2ueFYTEXSwuJYfV2Jpn` + + **Note:** The XRP community has [proposed](https://github.com/xrp-community/standards-drafts/issues/6) (and developed a [codec](https://github.com/xrp-community/xrpl-tagged-address-codec) to support) a new **X**-address format that exchanges and wallets could use instead of [destination tags](https://xrpl.org/source-and-destination-tags.html). These "packed" addresses start with an `X` instead of an `r`. For more information, see the [XRPL 𝗫-address format](https://xrpaddress.info/) site. + - An **XRP balance**. Some of this XRP is set aside for the [Reserve](reserves.html). - A **sequence number**, starting at 1 and increasing with each transaction sent from this account. No transaction can be included in a ledger unless the transaction's sequence number matches its sender's next sequence number. - A **history of transactions** that affected this account and its balances.