XRP Ledger’s new upgrade is here. But not everyone’s on board yet
The new software leads among the network's validators, yet by node count it sits behind the older v3.1.3, and the security amendment bundled with it remains a separate, slower vote. The upgrade needs 80% of the trusted validator list to activate....
Key takeaways
- 1XRP Ledger v3.2.0 has 89% validator adoption on the default list, surpassing the 80% threshold needed for network upgrades to activate.
- 2Only 43% of active nodes run v3.2.0 while 51% remain on v3.1.3, showing slower overall network adoption despite validator-level support.
- 3The bundled fixCleanup3_2_0 security amendment is polling far below software adoption and remains in separate voting process for lending, vaults, and multi-purpose tokens.
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Why it matters
For Indian retail investors holding XRP, the upgrade's validator-majority support signals network stability improvements and cost reduction for institutional adoption, but the lagging amendment vote creates uncertainty about timing for new features like lending protocols and whether validators face potential disconnection if they don't upgrade before amendment activation.
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