The XRP Ledger's Batch upgrade, which would allow users to bundle up to eight transactions, was delayed by at least 10 days after validator support temporarily fell below the required 80% threshold, resetting the two-week activation clock. The upgrade now targets October 9 as the earliest activation date if support holds.
XRP Ledger's Batch V1.1 upgrade has maintained support from 30 of 35 tracked validators and is approaching activation on September 29. The feature allows up to eight transactions to be grouped together to succeed or fail as a unit, with Ripple reporting that asset managers and commercial projects are already preparing to use it following extensive security reviews.
XRP Ledger developers are employing mathematical proofs to verify whether the network's forthcoming lending market can be drained or become insolvent. Protocol research firm Common Prefix announced the testing initiative on September 17.
The XRP Ledger's BatchV1_1 amendment has secured 68.57% validator support (24 of 35 votes) as of September 8, 2026, falling short of the 80% threshold required to begin its two-week activation period. XRP is trading at $1.41 as the governance vote continues.
XRP Healthcare, a blockchain project built on the XRP Ledger, is investigating unauthorized transactions that affected approximately 4,011 XRPH Wallet accounts beginning September 3, with about $452,000 in XRP and related assets removed. The company has traced 267,664 XRP and 23.2 million XRPH tokens on-chain.
Ripple has announced a comprehensive four-stage strategy to secure the XRP Ledger against quantum computing threats by 2028, responding to recent advances showing AI models can significantly weaken post-quantum cryptographic protections. The move comes as Bitcoin and Ethereum also published quantum migration plans this week.
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has activated native XRP Ledger deposits and withdrawals for its Singapore customers on August 25, 2026, expanding beyond its previous buy, sell, and hold-only XRP offering in the region.
Ripple is collaborating with Clearpool and Cicada Partners to build institutional lending infrastructure on the XRP Ledger, using its RLUSD stablecoin to provide working-capital loans to fintech and payments companies. The initiative aims to bring real-world credit markets onchain through a native lending model.
Ripple is collaborating with Clearpool and Cicada Partners to build institutional lending infrastructure on the XRP Ledger, using its RLUSD stablecoin to provide working-capital loans to fintech and payments companies. The initiative aims to bring real-world credit markets onchain through a native lending model.
Evernorth is preparing to deploy its XRP holdings across the XRP Ledger ecosystem as a proposed native lending functionality undergoes review on the network. The company's Chief Business Officer Sagar confirmed the firm is eyeing DeFi opportunities tied to the potential new lending framework.
The Coreum cross-chain bridge connecting to the XRP Ledger was drained of approximately 199,916 XRP on August 9 in under two hours. The attack exploited a flaw in the bridge's relayer logic rather than a vulnerability in the XRP Ledger itself.
Aviva Investors has launched a tokenized share class of its US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger after receiving approval from Irish regulators, marking a significant institutional adoption of blockchain technology for traditional asset management.
The XRP Ledger added approximately $2.6 billion in tokenized real-world assets (excluding stablecoins) over the past six months, achieving the second-highest RWA inflow among blockchain networks according to RWA.xyz data, with total value exceeding $4 billion.
According to XRPL AI Hub data cited by Finbold, the XRP Ledger had recorded 1,434,517 agentic transactions through the x402 Protocol as of July 22, 2026, up approximately 127% since launch. The service was supported by 129 merchants, while XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD) had been used to settle agentic payments for services including trading data, APIs and computing resources.
Ripple and Bitso are expanding their payments partnership by integrating Bitso's Mexican peso-backed stablecoin MXNB onto the XRP Ledger's decentralized exchange, targeting regulated liquidity for cross-border settlement in the US-Mexico corridor.
Ripple released the XRPL AI Starter Kit on Wednesday, enabling developers to build AI agents that can autonomously send and receive payments using XRP and RLUSD on the XRP Ledger. The launch coincides with Mastercard naming Ripple as a partner in its Agent Pay for Machines initiative.
