XRP Ledger 的核心在於效率，但遠不止於此

每筆交易，包括涉及 Ripple 即將推出的穩定幣 RLUSD 的交易，都會產生少量 XRP 費用。該費用不會放回系統；它被永久地從流通中移除。

The XRP Ledger is designed to be efficient, and one way it achieves this is through a mechanism called XRP burning. Every transaction on the network, including those involving Ripple's upcoming stablecoin RLUSD, incurs a small fee in XRP. This fee is not put back into the system but is permanently removed from circulation.

XRP 帳本被設計為高效的，實現這一目標的一種方法是透過一種稱為 XRP 銷毀的機制。網路上的每筆交易，包括涉及 Ripple 即將推出的穩定幣 RLUSD 的交易，都會產生少量 XRP 費用。此費用不會放回系統，而是永久從流通中刪除。

While the process is minor - usually only around 0.00001 XRP - it has broader implications for the network's design and stability. The system is not rigid, however.

雖然這個過程很小——通常只有 0.00001 XRP 左右——但它對網路的設計和穩定性有更廣泛的影響。然而，該系統並不嚴格。

"As a general rule, fees stay low, but during periods of high network activity, they can rise. The transactions compete with each other for priority, with higher fees moving through faster," Schwartz explained.

「一般來說，費用保持在較低水平，但在網路活動頻繁期間，費用可能會上升。交易會相互競爭優先級，費用越高，進展越快，」施瓦茨解釋道。

"This keeps the network safe from spam and congestion while ensuring that it can still be used for genuine purposes."

“這可以保證網路免受垃圾郵件和擁塞的影響，同時確保它仍然可以用於真正的目的。”

The fee levels are set by validators, so they can change without affecting the network's security, according to Schwartz.

施瓦茨表示，費用水準由驗證者設定，因此可以在不影響網路安全的情況下進行更改。

"The minimum is set by consensus. But if there's a burst of transaction load beyond what the network can clear, transactions are prioritized based on fees," he said.

「最低限額是透過共識確定的。但如果交易負載突然超出網路可以清除的範圍，交易將根據費用進行優先排序，」他說。

RLUSD, Ripple's stablecoin, operates under the same set of rules. Its transactions are a separate asset, but they still need XRP fees to be processed on the ledger. This ensures that the burning mechanism is not bypassed, no matter what asset is being traded.

Ripple 的穩定幣 RLUSD 在同一組規則下運作。它的交易是一個單獨的資產，但仍然需要 XRP 費用才能在分類帳上處理。這確保了無論交易什麼資產，銷毀機制都不會被繞過。

As more people start using RLUSD, its transaction volume could lead to some noticeable, but still small, reductions in XRP's total supply.

隨著越來越多的人開始使用 RLUSD，其交易量可能會導致 XRP 總供應量出現一些明顯但仍然較小的減少。

However, an analysis of global systems like SWIFT, Visa and Mastercard - with over a billion transactions per day - shows that this scale of activity would burn only around 0.0075% of XRP's supply annually.

然而，對 SWIFT、Visa 和 Mastercard 等全球系統（每天超過 10 億筆交易）的分析表明，這種規模的活動每年只會消耗 XRP 供應量的 0.0075% 左右。