Transaction cost
Plain definition. The transaction cost is a small amount of XRP that every XRP Ledger transaction must destroy, protecting the network from spam and denial-of-service attacks.
Technical definition. Every signed transaction must state its transaction cost in the Fee field; the minimum for a standard transaction is 10 drops, and it can rise when network load is higher than usual. The XRP Ledger documentation on transaction cost says the cost is not paid to any party, because the XRP is irrevocably destroyed. Each xrpld server ignores transactions below its load-based threshold and queues those below its open ledger cost for a later ledger.
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On this site, Transaction cost comes up in How much XRP Ledger activity is bots, spam or wash trading?, What does it cost to send XRP, and how fast is it?, Do XRP fee burns make XRP scarce?, Why must I deposit XRP before a new wallet works? and What fees do I really pay to buy XRP, and what’s cheapest?.
Source
Transaction Cost (xrpl.org), read October 1, 2026.
Pages that cover Transaction cost
- Why must I deposit XRP before a new wallet works?
- What fees do I really pay to buy XRP, and what's cheapest?
- Do XRP fee burns make XRP scarce?
- How much XRP Ledger activity is bots, spam or wash trading?
- What does it cost to send XRP, and how fast is it?
- How do I look up and read an XRP Ledger transaction on a public explorer?