A quick-reference table of the XRP Ledger's core technical parameters — consensus, timing, fees, and transaction limits.
A condensed reference table of the XRP Ledger's core technical parameters, for readers who want the numbers without re-reading the full Consensus Protocol write-up. Where a value is not a fixed protocol constant, this is noted — some parameters can change via the amendment process or fluctuate with network conditions.
A small fraction of a cent, dynamically adjustable under network load (see Inflation vs. Deflation Mechanics for how fees are burned rather than paid to validators)
Minimum account reserve
A base reserve plus a small additional reserve per owned ledger object (trust lines, offers, etc.); exact amounts are protocol parameters that can change via amendment
No general-purpose on-chain smart contracts on the base ledger; programmability is delivered via native protocol features (escrow, DEX, AMM) and sidechains/EVM-compatible extensions rather than an on-ledger VM
Issued currencies
Represented via trust lines between accounts and issuers, not a separate token standard
Governance parameters
Parameter
Value
Amendment activation threshold
~80% of trusted validators (by each operator's UNL), sustained for two weeks
Several of the values above (reserve amounts, exact fee levels) are protocol parameters that have changed via amendment in the past and could change again. For current, authoritative values, consult the official XRPL documentation rather than treating this page as a live technical spec — it is a conceptual orientation reference, not a substitute for rippled's own documentation.
