<p>This was extensively discussed @bitcointalk.org, for one example see:
<a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=146964.0" rel="nofollow">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=146964.0</a></p>

<p>There is much more in other threads there.</p>

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Thanks - was hoping to get a more condensed version, it seems to me there is two schools of thought. 1 - they are used for anti-spam so have no inherent value, 2 - the are required for transactions so necessarily have value. These to opposing positions are made in the page you reference but it's hard to interpret which is correct.
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<p>My understanding is there are 100 billion pre-mined XRP coins all belonging to Open Coin who have a vague plan to distribute them at some point in time, fairly. Does anyone else see a problem with this or is there more to it than that? It seems to be far more centralized than any central bank we have at the moment. </p>

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2013-04-15T07:15:05.450Z
Seems like you want a discussion not a real SE question.
dchapes
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2013-04-16T07:57:11.263Z
Hi Dave and Nick. What I was looking for was an answer such as 'Ripple does have pre-mined coins but this is irrelevant because the coins are used as an anti-spam mechanism and have no inherent value' .. or something like that. No need for a discussion and focused more around the strengths / weaknesses of the centralized distribution as pertaining to ripple than an explanation of how they are distributed - they have said themselves they won't reveal this.
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Ripple initial distribution of XRP coins
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# Ripple initial distribution of XRP coins

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-15)

My understanding is there are 100 billion pre-mined XRP coins all belonging to Open Coin who have a vague plan to distribute them at some point in time, fairly. Does anyone else see a problem with this or is there more to it than that? It seems to be far more centralized than any central bank we have at the moment.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Seems like you want a discussion not a real SE question.  
> **username_0**: Hi Dave and Nick. What I was looking for was an answer such as 'Ripple does have pre-mined coins but this is irrelevant because the coins are used as an anti-spam mechanism and have no inherent value' .. or something like that. No need for a discussion and focused more around the strengths / weaknesses of the centralized distribution as pertaining to ripple than an explanation of how they are distributed - they have said themselves they won't reveal this.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-04-15. Score: 2

This was extensively discussed @bitcointalk.org, for one example see:
<https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=146964.0>

There is much more in other threads there.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks - was hoping to get a more condensed version, it seems to me there is two schools of thought. 1 - they are used for anti-spam so have no inherent value, 2 - the are required for transactions so necessarily have value. These to opposing positions are made in the page you reference but it's hard to interpret which is correct.  

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