Ripple Unveils Automated Market Maker on XRP Ledger, Empowering Community with Passive Income

Ripple's Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, has lauded the launch of automated market maker (AMM) functionality on the XRP Ledger. The XRPL AMM, rolled out on March 22, marks a significant evolution for the platform's native decentralized exchange, previously reliant on manual market making. The AMM introduces passive income opportunities for XRP community members as liquidity providers, and Schwartz expressed his satisfaction with the launch, emphasizing the beginning of a journey toward future growth for XRPL users, traders, developers, and market makers.

Ripple Unveils Automated Market Maker Functionality on XRP Ledger

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March 24, 2023

David Schwartz, Ripple's Chief Technology Officer (CTO), has hailed the highly anticipated launch of automated market maker (AMM) functionality on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The RippleX team announced the rollout on March 22, heralding it as a significant evolution of the platform's native decentralized exchange (DEX).

Prior to this integration, liquidity on the XRPL DEX was primarily driven by manual market making. However, the introduction of a non-custodial AMM has transformed the DEX into a central feature of the XRPL ecosystem.

One of the key advantages of the AMM is its ability to generate passive income for the XRP community. XRP holders can now participate as liquidity providers on the XRPL DEX, earning rewards for providing liquidity to various trading pairs.

Schwartz expressed his satisfaction with the launch of this liquidity provision service on the XRP blockchain. He noted that it was the culmination of approximately two years of dedicated work.

"This is the beginning of a journey towards future growth milestones for users, traders, developers, market makers and others involved in the XRPL community," Schwartz said. "I'm excited to embark on this journey alongside the entire XRPL community."

Other members of the XRP community have also enthusiastically embraced the debut of the XRPL AMM. Panos Mekras, founder of Anodos Finance, extended his gratitude to all who contributed to its development.

The XLS-30 amendment, which introduced the AMM to XRPL, had been under discussion since last year. In February, it garnered the necessary consensus from XRPL validators. However, a subsequent bug discovery led to a loss of consensus for the amendment until the issue was resolved. This delay resulted in the launch of the AMM on March 22.

Since the rollout, participants in the crypto market have swiftly established numerous automated market maker pools for XRP. According to data from XRP Explorer XRPScan, there are currently over 200 liquidity pools in operation.

The largest liquidity pool for XRP is the USDC/XRP pair, boasting over $178,000 in liquidity and $111,000 in trading volume. This pool has facilitated over 1,700 transactions and 400 swaps, involving contributions from nearly 500 individuals. Other active pools include SOLO/XRP, BTC/XRP, FLR/XRP, and USDT/XRP pairs.

The launch of the XRPL AMM marks a significant milestone in the development of the XRPL ecosystem. It provides users with a more efficient and convenient way to trade XRP and other digital assets, while also creating new opportunities for liquidity providers to generate passive income. The XRP community is optimistic that the AMM will further drive adoption and growth of the XRPL as a leading blockchain platform for payments and decentralized finance applications.