ThisbookstartsbygivingyouanunderstandingofthebasicsofblockchainandtheRippleprotocol.Youwillthengetsomehands-onexperienceofworkingwithXRP.YouwilllearnhowtosetupaRipplewalletandseehowseamlesslyyoucantransfermoneyabroad.YouwilllearnaboutdifferenttypesofwalletsthroughwhichyoucanstoreandtransactXRP,alongwiththesecurityprecautionsyouneedtotaketokeepyourmoneysafe.SinceRippleiscurrencyagnostic,itcanenablethetransferofvalueinUSD,EUR,andanyothercurrency.YoucaneventransferdigitalassetsusingRipple.YouwillseehowyoucanpayaninternationalmerchantwiththeirownnativecurrencyandhowRipplecanexchangeitonthe?y.OnceyouunderstandtheapplicationsofRipple,youwilllearnhowtocreateaconditionally-heldescrowusingtheRippleAPI,andhowtosendandcashchecks.Finally,youwillalsounderstandthecommonmisconceptionspeoplehaveaboutRippleanddiscoverthepotentialrisksyoumustconsiderbeforemakinginvestmentdecisions.Bytheendofthisbook,youwillhaveasolidfoundationforworkingwithRipple'sblockchain.Usingit,youwillbeabletosolveproblemscausedbytraditionalsystemsinyourrespectiveindustry.