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Ripple Quick Start Guide

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Product type Book
Published in Dec 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789532197
Pages 160 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Author (1):
Febin John James Febin John James
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Febin John James is presently working on building autonomous lending and borrowing protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. He also works as a tech and marketing consultant to ICOs and blockchain-based start-ups. He has years of experience in building and scaling tech architectures from scratch. His blockchain stories on Medium have gained a lot of popularity and have been translated into multiple languages. He writes for well-known publications such as Hacker Noon and freeCodeCamp. He is also the author of the book, Cloud is a Piece of Cake. Previously, he worked as the CTO of Boutline, a sports start-up. He has also bagged devices, cash prizes, and recognition from companies such as Intel, Blackberry, and Microsoft.
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Table of Contents (7) Chapters

Preface 1. Getting Started with Ripple 2. Working with Ripple Currency XRP 3. Applications of Ripple 4. Getting Started with the Ripple API 5. Developing Applications Using the Ripple API 6. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, we have learned answers to the following questions :

  • How has Ripple solve inefficiencies of traditional systems to make payments fast and cheap?
  • What are the applications of Ripple?
  • What are cross-currency payments?
  • How do cross-currency payments work?
  • What are checks in Ripple?
  • How do checks work in Ripple?
  • What's an escrow in Ripple?
  • How does an escrow work in Ripple?
  • What are payment channels in Ripple?
  • How does a payment channel in Ripple work?
  • What is an ICO?
  • What is a decentralized exchange?
  • What's the difference between Ripple, XRP, and the XRP ledger?
  • Has Ripple kept a large amount of XRP from open circulation?
  • Why is Ripple faster when compared to Bitcoin?
  • What are the limitations of Ripple's smart contracts?

In the next chapter, we'll learn how to connect to the Ripple network and send money using the Ripple API.

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Authors (1)

Profile icon Febin John James
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Febin John James is presently working on building autonomous lending and borrowing protocol on the Ethereum blockchain. He also works as a tech and marketing consultant to ICOs and blockchain-based start-ups. He has years of experience in building and scaling tech architectures from scratch. His blockchain stories on Medium have gained a lot of popularity and have been translated into multiple languages. He writes for well-known publications such as Hacker Noon and freeCodeCamp. He is also the author of the book, Cloud is a Piece of Cake. Previously, he worked as the CTO of Boutline, a sports start-up. He has also bagged devices, cash prizes, and recognition from companies such as Intel, Blackberry, and Microsoft.
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