Layer-1s Build DeFi Into the Protocol
Non-EVM layer-1s will keep adding lending, burn and token functions directly to their protocol rules through validator-voted amendments. Validator vote thresholds then decide when these products launch, and each new built-in primitive brings protocol-level flaws that need emergency cleanup packages, so validator governance becomes the main source of both rollout timing and new risk.
forming · confidence 30 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since October 19, 2026 · updated October 19, 2026
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XRP Ledger validators are set to activate fixCleanup3_4_0 on Friday. It closes a flaw that could let PaymentBurn delegates create tokens instead of destroying them. The native lending amendment has 19 of the 29 validator votes it needs.
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Supporting · October 19, 2026
XRP Ledger validators set to activate a token-burn fix on Friday while the native lending protocol still lacks 10 votes
XRP Ledger validators are set to activate fixCleanup3_4_0 on Friday. It closes a flaw that could let PaymentBurn delegates create tokens instead of destroying them. The native lending amendment has 19 of the 29 validator votes it needs.
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