<p>This is the total amount of XRP in the ledger. It is decremented with each transaction that pays a fee (which is all of them except for a few special transactions). There is no way it can be incremented.</p>

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2013-04-26T09:01:01.703Z
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<p>In the spec for the <a href="https://ripple.com/wiki/Ledger_Format" rel="nofollow">ledger format</a> there's a field called "Total XRP" in the header. Is this the total number of XRPs in circulation? Does this value get decremented with each transaction?</p>

<p>Can this value be incremented as well?</p>

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In Ripple, what is "Total XRP" in the ledger header?
Manish
# In Ripple, what is "Total XRP" in the ledger header?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-26)

In the spec for the [ledger format](https://ripple.com/wiki/Ledger_Format) there's a field called "Total XRP" in the header. Is this the total number of XRPs in circulation? Does this value get decremented with each transaction?

Can this value be incremented as well?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-26. Score: 1

This is the total amount of XRP in the ledger. It is decremented with each transaction that pays a fee (which is all of them except for a few special transactions). There is no way it can be incremented.


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