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XRP in 2012

1 key event this year.

Here is what happened to XRP in 2012, in date order, with the daily close from our price data where it covers the date.

Our price data does not cover this year, so no chart or prices are shown.

Events in 2012

  1. Jun 2, 2012launch
    XRP Ledger goes live
    The XRP Ledger starts, and 100 billion XRP are created.

XRP Ledger goes live Jun 2, 2012

The XRP Ledger began running in June 2012. All 100 billion XRP were created at the start rather than mined over time. Because of an early bug, the first few thousand ledgers were lost, which is why the public history starts at ledger 32,570.

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