XRP Ledger
XRP Ledger Upgrade Nears Activation With 29 Validators Backing Batch V1.1
The XRP Ledger’s Batch V1.1 upgrade reached 29 validator votes in favor Tuesday, moving closer to its planned Sept. 29 activation. Known as XLS-56, the amendment would allow multiple transactions...
XRPL Faces Ghost Chain Claim as Schwartz Defends Cheap Transactions Online
An XRPL ghost chain claim has opened a dispute over what transaction counts reveal about blockchain use. David Schwartz challenged the label after an X user questioned the quality of...
David Schwartz Shares XRPL Update After Recent Network Incidents
David Schwartz, former CTO of Ripple and the primary architect of the XRP Ledger, shared the latest XRPL update, showing what the blockchain’s infrastructure has been up to since the...
David Schwartz Says XRP Ledger Stayed Online During a Network-Wide Attack
David “JoelKatz” Schwartz said his XRP Ledger hub has fully recovered from the problems that followed a network-wide attack earlier this year. “All issues with my hub have been fixed...
XRPL Is Moving Toward Axelar Over Its Own Bridge; Is That Safer for XRP?
Ripple has proposed withdrawing XChainBridge, a native bridging feature on the XRP Ledger known as amendment XLS-38, in favor of relying on Axelar, an external cross-chain network, to connect XRPL...
Mastercard Joins XRP Ledger Hackathon in New York
Mastercard will sponsor an upcoming XRP Ledger hackathon in New York, bringing major payments expertise into the developer event. The 36-hour competition will run October 24–25, shortly before Ripple’s annual...
