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# Introduction

This is a quick introduction to the principal features of the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Read this to get a high level understanding of the XRPL, then you can read more about areas of particular interest. The XRP Ledger is a blockchain that permanently records digital transactions of tokens between accounts. The sections below expand on the concepts introduced in that sentence.