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What Is XRP Ledger? Consensus, RLUSD, and RPC
XRP Ledger runs consensus without mining or staking, ships a native AMM and RLUSD, and just added an EVM sidechain — how it all works, plus how to get an RPC endpoint.
XRP Ledger runs consensus without mining or staking, ships a native AMM and RLUSD, and just added an EVM sidechain — how it all works, plus how to get an RPC endpoint.
Arc is the USDC-native L1 built by Circle. A deep dive into its Reth + Malachite architecture, EIP-7708 log-as-ledger design, backers, validators, and RPC access.
Stable is a USDT0-native payments L1 with StableBFT consensus, sub-second finality, and no mempool. A dive into its architecture, backers, and changes for RPC infrastructure.
HIP-3 leaves HyperCore’s clearinghouse in place but moves market definition to external builders. Here’s what shifts, what stays, and where the trust boundary lands.
An agent wallet signs for a master without holding funds. The signature commits to exact bytes — Msgpack, nonce, target address, expiration. Here’s what each field controls.
Ethereum gets privacy on two fronts in 2026: validator anonymity via Vitalik’s Lean Chain, and confidential EVMs like Oasis Sapphire. Different problems, different users.