Prices are the start, not the whole story

Peer-to-peer digital money with a fixed maximum supply

Bitcoin is an open monetary network that lets participants transfer and hold BTC without relying on a central issuer. Its public ledger is maintained by proof-of-work miners and independently verified by nodes.

Programmable settlement network for applications and digital assets

Ethereum is a public blockchain where developers deploy smart contracts. ETH pays network fees, helps secure proof-of-stake consensus and is used throughout applications built on Ethereum and its scaling networks.

Native asset of the XRP Ledger for fast value transfer

XRP is the native asset of the XRP Ledger, a public network designed for rapid settlement. The ledger uses a validator-based consensus process rather than proof-of-work mining.