XRP Ledger 的核心在于效率，但远不止于此

每笔交易，包括涉及 Ripple 即将推出的稳定币 RLUSD 的交易，都会产生少量 XRP 费用。该费用不会放回系统；它被永久地从流通中移除。

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 账本被设计为高效的，实现这一目标的一种方法是通过一种称为 XRP 销毁的机制。网络上的每笔交易，包括涉及 Ripple 即将推出的稳定币 RLUSD 的交易，都会产生少量 XRP 费用。该费用不会放回系统，而是永久从流通中删除。

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.

虽然这个过程很小——通常只有 0.00001 XRP 左右——但它对网络的设计和稳定性具有更广泛的影响。然而，该系统并不严格。

"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.

“一般来说，费用保持在较低水平，但在网络活动频繁期间，费用可能会上升。交易会相互竞争优先权，费用越高，进展越快，”施瓦茨解释道。

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

“这可以保证网络免受垃圾邮件和拥塞的影响，同时确保它仍然可以用于真正的目的。”

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，费用水平由验证者设定，因此可以在不影响网络安全的情况下进行更改。

"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.

“最低限额是通过共识确定的。但如果交易负载突然超出网络可以清除的范围，交易将根据费用进行优先排序，”他说。

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 的稳定币 RLUSD 在同一组规则下运行。它的交易是一个单独的资产，但仍然需要 XRP 费用才能在分类账上处理。这确保了无论交易什么资产，销毁机制都不会被绕过。

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

随着越来越多的人开始使用 RLUSD，其交易量可能会导致 XRP 总供应量出现一些明显但仍然较小的减少。

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，对 SWIFT、Visa 和 Mastercard 等全球系统（每天超过 10 亿笔交易）的分析表明，这种规模的活动每年只会消耗 XRP 供应量的 0.0075% 左右。