# XRP Ledger Restores Normal Closing Times, but a Dip in Validator Votes Pushes a Broad Bug-Fix Amendment to November 4

Support for the Cleanup3_4_0 amendment fell to 26 of 35 trusted validators on October 21, below the 29 required, which restarted its two-week approval clock.

- Published: 2026-10-23T05:49:02.326Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-10-23/xrp-ledger-restores-normal-closing-times-but-a-dip-in-valida
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- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/xrpl-recovers-from-network-slowdown-as-critical-security-upgrade-faces-two-week-delay/), [The Crypto Times](https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/10/22/xrp-ledger-bug-fix-delayed-to-november-4-after-brief-validator-support-dip/), [ICOBench](https://icobench.com/news/xrp-news-ledger-close-slowdown/), [SC Media](https://www.scworld.com/brief/xrp-ledger-updates-delayed-following-validator-support-fluctuation)

The XRP Ledger returned to normal closing times on October 22 after operators applied a configuration change, CryptoSlate reported. Some ledgers had begun taking far longer than the usual three to five seconds to close. Developers are still…

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