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Minimum balance and reserve on Ripple XRP wallet

XRP ledger on the Ripple network

To maintain ledger efficiency and prevent spam on the Ripple network, every account must hold a minimum base reserve of 1 XRP to be considered active on the blockchain.

Additionally, holding other assets (tokens) within that account requires an "owner reserve" of 0.2 XRP per object to establish a trustline. A trustline is the on-chain authorization that allows your account to hold a specific token issued by another party.

The initial activation of the account and the creation of any token trustlines are performed via on-chain transactions that incur network fees and require a valid signature. You can track these events in your transaction history and recent activity logs.

For example, if you manage a wallet account that holds asset wallets for five different issued tokens on the XRP Ledger, your main XRP wallet must maintain a minimum balance of 2 XRP:

  • 1 XRP for the base account reserve, plus

  • 0.2 XRP for each of the five tokens.

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