Is XRP Actually Secure? XRP Ledger Consensus Explained How is the XRP Ledger network secured — and is XRP actually safe? Many people believe XRP is centralized or insecure because it doesn’t use mining or staking. That belief is incorrect. The XRP Ledger uses a unique Federated Consensus Protocol that secures transactions through independent validators instead of energy-intensive mining. In this video, you’ll learn: • How XRP Ledger consensus actually works • What the Unique Node List (UNL) real