Key Points XRP is designed to make cross-border transactions cheaper and faster. Sending money cross-border the traditional way can incur fees between 5% and 7% of the total amount sent. XRP has one of the best real-world use cases of any cryptocurrency. 10 stocks we like better than XRP › When Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first Bitcoin block on Jan. 3, 2009, it was widely accepted as the first time a viable cryptocurrency had been created. Since then, there have been countless cryptocurrencies cre ...