NFTs on XRP Ledger with XLS-20 standard and digital collectibles marketplace
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NFTs on XRP Ledger: How XLS-20 Enables Low-Cost Digital Collectibles

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January 23, 20268 min readMineXrpOnline Team

XLS-20 — the XRP Ledger NFT standard — launched in October 2022, bringing native non-fungible token capabilities to XRPL with a critical advantage: minting costs of 0.01 XRP ($0.01-0.05 at current prices) versus Ethereum's $5-100 per mint. This cost advantage has driven growing creator and collector adoption.

NFTs on XRP Ledger with XLS-20 standard and digital collectibles marketplace

NFTs on XRP Ledger with XLS-20 standard and digital collectibles marketplace
NFTs on XRP Ledger with XLS-20 standard and digital collectibles marketplace

The NFT mania of 2021 generated billions in trading volume but was largely inaccessible to most creators due to Ethereum's high gas fees. XRPL's XLS-20 standard changes this calculus dramatically: minting an NFT on XRPL costs 0.01 XRP and settles in 3-5 seconds, enabling an entirely new class of high-volume, low-value digital assets.

How XRPL NFTs Work

How XRPL NFTs Work

How XRPL NFTs Work

XRPL NFTs (XLS-20 standard) are stored as NFToken objects on the XRP Ledger. Each token has a unique Token ID, a URI pointing to metadata (stored off-chain on IPFS or similar), configurable transfer fees (royalties encoded at the protocol level from 0-50%), and flags determining transferability and burnability.

The royalty implementation is notable: unlike Ethereum where marketplace-enforced royalties can be bypassed through direct transfers, XRPL protocol-level royalties are enforced automatically at every transfer — ensuring creators receive their percentage regardless of where the sale occurs.

XRPL NFT Marketplaces and Ecosystem

XRPL NFT Marketplaces and Ecosystem

XRPL NFT Marketplaces and Ecosystem
  • Onyx.io: the leading XRPL NFT marketplace with hundreds of collections
  • XRP.cafe: community-favorite XRPL NFT marketplace and minting platform
  • Sologenic: combines NFTs with tokenized stocks on XRPL
  • XRPL NFT advantages: 0.01 XRP mint fee, 3-5s transactions, gas-free secondary trades
  • Primary use cases growing: gaming items, event tickets, digital art, real estate tokenization
  • Cross-chain: XRPL NFTs can bridge to other chains via developing bridge infrastructure

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