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by rfugger 4590 days ago
Ripple contains a Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency called XRP that only takes a few seconds to confirm transactions and does not require mining:

https://ripple.com/

https://ripple.com/wiki/Introduction_to_Ripple_for_Bitcoiner...

It also allows accounting in any units.

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Ripple moves IOUs based on trust, not hard gold-like asset.
XRP is trustless, like Bitcoin.