<p>The fee is variable over time.  As the supply dwindles, the relative value of each XRP will be higher, so the transaction fee will get lower.  They'll never really run out.  </p>

<p><a href="https://ripple.com/wiki/Transaction_Fee">https://ripple.com/wiki/Transaction_Fee</a></p>

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2013-04-20T23:49:29.217Z
There must become a point where the number of decimal places run out. Probably not for a long time.
FlappySocks
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2013-04-16T17:35:16.447Z
2013-04-16T17:35:16.447Z
hopti
<p>If there are a finite number of ripples, and ripple transaction fees get destroyed with each transaction, then wont they eventually run out?</p>

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2013-04-16T11:26:23.590Z
After ~10^16 transactions, that's ten quadrillion or ten million billion. The first whole XRP has yet to be destroyed.
dchapes
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2013-04-16T12:37:24.140Z
@DaveC you could post that as an answer, I'd say
o0'.
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2013-04-20T23:42:06.757Z
So the the answer is Yes, but humans will probably be using something else by then, or will have become extinct or computers will have taken over etc etc. So we need not worry.
FlappySocks
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Won't ripples run out in time?
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# Won't ripples run out in time?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-16)

If there are a finite number of ripples, and ripple transaction fees get destroyed with each transaction, then wont they eventually run out?

**Tags:** ripple, ripple-transaction-fees

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: After ~10^16 transactions, that's ten quadrillion or ten million billion. The first whole XRP has yet to be destroyed.  
> **username_2**: @DaveC you could post that as an answer, I'd say  
> **username_0**: So the the answer is Yes, but humans will probably be using something else by then, or will have become extinct or computers will have taken over etc etc. So we need not worry.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2013-04-16. Score: 4

The fee is variable over time. As the supply dwindles, the relative value of each XRP will be higher, so the transaction fee will get lower. They'll never really run out.

<https://ripple.com/wiki/Transaction_Fee>

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: There must become a point where the number of decimal places run out. Probably not for a long time.  

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