Update old links & descriptions in README.md (#4701)

Author: wojake

README.md

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 ## XRP
 
-[XRP](https://xrpl.org/xrp.html) is a public, counterparty-free asset native to the XRP Ledger, and is designed to bridge the many different currencies in use worldwide. XRP is traded on the open-market and is available for anyone to access. The XRP Ledger was created in 2012 with a finite supply of 100 billion units of XRP.
+[XRP](https://xrpl.org/xrp.html) is a public, counterparty-free crypto-asset native to the XRP Ledger, and is designed as a gas token for network services and to bridge different currencies. XRP is traded on the open-market and is available for anyone to access. The XRP Ledger was created in 2012 with a finite supply of 100 billion units of XRP.
 
 ## rippled
 
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 - **[Censorship-Resistant Transaction Processing][]:** No single party decides which transactions succeed or fail, and no one can "roll back" a transaction after it completes. As long as those who choose to participate in the network keep it healthy, they can settle transactions in seconds.
 - **[Fast, Efficient Consensus Algorithm][]:** The XRP Ledger's consensus algorithm settles transactions in 4 to 5 seconds, processing at a throughput of up to 1500 transactions per second. These properties put XRP at least an order of magnitude ahead of other top digital assets.
-- **[Finite XRP Supply][]:** When the XRP Ledger began, 100 billion XRP were created, and no more XRP will ever be created. The available supply of XRP decreases slowly over time as small amounts are destroyed to pay transaction costs.
-- **[Responsible Software Governance][]:** A team of full-time, world-class developers at Ripple maintain and continually improve the XRP Ledger's underlying software with contributions from the open-source community. Ripple acts as a steward for the technology and an advocate for its interests, and builds constructive relationships with governments and financial institutions worldwide.
+- **[Finite XRP Supply][]:** When the XRP Ledger began, 100 billion XRP were created, and no more XRP will ever be created. The available supply of XRP decreases slowly over time as small amounts are destroyed to pay transaction fees.
+- **[Responsible Software Governance][]:** A team of full-time developers at Ripple & other organizations maintain and continually improve the XRP Ledger's underlying software with contributions from the open-source community. Ripple acts as a steward for the technology and an advocate for its interests.
 - **[Secure, Adaptable Cryptography][]:** The XRP Ledger relies on industry standard digital signature systems like ECDSA (the same scheme used by Bitcoin) but also supports modern, efficient algorithms like Ed25519. The extensible nature of the XRP Ledger's software makes it possible to add and disable algorithms as the state of the art in cryptography advances.
-- **[Modern Features for Smart Contracts][]:** Features like Escrow, Checks, and Payment Channels support cutting-edge financial applications including the [Interledger Protocol](https://interledger.org/). This toolbox of advanced features comes with safety features like a process for amending the network and separate checks against invariant constraints.
+- **[Modern Features][]:** Features like Escrow, Checks, and Payment Channels support financial applications atop of the XRP Ledger. This toolbox of advanced features comes with safety features like a process for amending the network and separate checks against invariant constraints.
 - **[On-Ledger Decentralized Exchange][]:** In addition to all the features that make XRP useful on its own, the XRP Ledger also has a fully-functional accounting system for tracking and trading obligations denominated in any way users want, and an exchange built into the protocol. The XRP Ledger can settle long, cross-currency payment paths and exchanges of multiple currencies in atomic transactions, bridging gaps of trust with XRP.
 
-[Censorship-Resistant Transaction Processing]: https://xrpl.org/xrp-ledger-overview.html#censorship-resistant-transaction-processing
-[Fast, Efficient Consensus Algorithm]: https://xrpl.org/xrp-ledger-overview.html#fast-efficient-consensus-algorithm
-[Finite XRP Supply]: https://xrpl.org/xrp-ledger-overview.html#finite-xrp-supply
-[Responsible Software Governance]: https://xrpl.org/xrp-ledger-overview.html#responsible-software-governance
-[Secure, Adaptable Cryptography]: https://xrpl.org/xrp-ledger-overview.html#secure-adaptable-cryptography
-[Modern Features for Smart Contracts]: https://xrpl.org/xrp-ledger-overview.html#modern-features-for-smart-contracts
-[On-Ledger Decentralized Exchange]: https://xrpl.org/xrp-ledger-overview.html#on-ledger-decentralized-exchange
+[Censorship-Resistant Transaction Processing]: https://xrpl.org/transaction-censorship-detection.html#transaction-censorship-detection
+[Fast, Efficient Consensus Algorithm]: https://xrpl.org/consensus-research.html#consensus-research
+[Finite XRP Supply]: https://xrpl.org/what-is-xrp.html
+[Responsible Software Governance]: https://xrpl.org/contribute-code.html#contribute-code-to-the-xrp-ledger
+[Secure, Adaptable Cryptography]: https://xrpl.org/cryptographic-keys.html#cryptographic-keys
+[Modern Features]: https://xrpl.org/use-specialized-payment-types.html
+[On-Ledger Decentralized Exchange]: https://xrpl.org/decentralized-exchange.html#decentralized-exchange
 
 ## Source Code