{"id":"tp-38189","type":"article-newspaper","title":"XRP Ledger Supports Direct Payments in Eight Seconds or Less","author":"Token Post","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/38189","datePublished":"2026-10-22T18:24:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-22T18:24:58.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The asset’s initial supply was 100 billion XRP. An original escrow schedule covered 55 billion XRP, with releases of up to 1 billion per month over 55 months.","section":"Insights & Views","references":[{"title":"earlier story on XRP’s value, demand, trust and liquidity","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/people/23973"}]}