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Morning Edition · Thursday, October 22, 2026Published at 1:48 AM EDT · New York
XRP Ledger Bug Fix Loses Its Activation Countdown After Validator Support Slips to 26 of 35
The fix was less than two days from activating when support fell. It has since recovered to 31 validators and now targets activation in November. The ledger's lending amendments remain about ten votes short.
A bug-fix amendment on the XRP Ledger lost its two-week activation countdown less than two days before it would have activated. Support among validators on the default trusted list dropped to 26 of 35 for about two hours. It has since recov…
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