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XRP Inflation Concerns Debunked: Why More Tokens Cannot Be Created

Jonathan Carls by Jonathan Carls
March 5, 2025
in Binance Feed, Market
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XRP Inflation Concerns Debunked Why More Tokens Cannot Be Created
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  • XRPL enforces a strict 100B XRP cap, preventing any additional token creation.
  • Validators ensure no entity, including Ripple, can inflate XRP’s supply.
  • Invariant checks block supply exploits, unlike past Bitcoin inflation bugs.

The XRP community often finds itself in heated debates over the mechanics of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and Ripple’s role in XRP distribution. A common argument suggests that Ripple can mint more XRP at will, thereby devaluing holdings. However, this claim is unfounded. Misconceptions about XRP issuance stem from misinformation and a misunderstanding of blockchain fundamentals.

Understanding XRP’s Fixed Supply

XRP was created with a hard cap of 100 billion tokens, all issued at its inception. Unlike Bitcoin, which miners generate over time, XRP does not require mining. 

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The entire supply was distributed at launch, with a significant portion held by Ripple to fund operations and development. There is no mechanism in the XRPL code that allows the creation of additional XRP beyond this limit.

You can't "Make more" it's a finite 100B.

What is the argument for them to make this about monetary gain, vs changing the financial system to stop taxes and fees?

XRP is free to use. That means Brad & team go down as the world's best financial company ever, and aligned better…

— John Denver ✌️ ( Parody ) (@JohnDParody) March 4, 2025

Role of Network Rules and Validators

XRPL operates on a decentralized network of validators that enforce strict consensus rules. One of these rules explicitly prevents the creation of new XRP. Unlike traditional financial systems where central entities can manipulate money supply, XRPL ensures that no entity including Ripple can arbitrarily inflate XRP’s total supply. The network operates through an agreement between independent validators, making unilateral changes to core functionality impossible.

Misconception of “Secret Minting”

Some critics argue that Ripple can introduce a backdoor or a hidden function to create more XRP. However, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, has repeatedly emphasized that no such functionality exists. 

The system’s invariant checking mechanisms ensure that any attempt to bypass supply limits would be invalid. If an entity attempted to modify the XRPL code to introduce more XRP, all participating validators would need to accept the change, an improbable scenario given the distributed nature of XRPL governance.

And unless you don't have even the slightest understanding of how blockchains, or for that matter computers, work you know that your computer cannot make my computer do anything it doesn't have code to do. 2/2

— David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) March 5, 2025

Historical Precedents and Blockchain Security

According to Matt Hamilton, a former XRP developer, Blockchain history includes cases where bugs led to unintended inflation, such as the infamous Bitcoin value overflow incident that resulted in the accidental creation of 184 billion BTC. 

XRPL, however, has built-in safeguards against such vulnerabilities. The invariant checking system proactively scans transactions to prevent accidental supply changes, making such an issue virtually impossible.

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