Bearish for XRP
XRP Ledger Amendment Activation Stalled
Stable
Steady attention in XRP coverage, without a clear trend.
Updated 14 October 2026
The bearish argument: Validator adoption of new XRP Ledger amendments remains well below the 80% threshold required for mainnet activation, with current support levels creating uncertainty around protocol upgrades. Sources note that developers are investigating bugs in how XRP Ledger servers track votes during amendment processes, suggesting technical obstacles may be slowing consensus.
How attention has changed
0% of XRP coverage
Rolling 3-day share · as of 14 Oct 2026
This measures attention in published coverage, not the likelihood of a price move.
| Date | Share of coverage |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | 0.7% |
| 2026-09-20 | 0.6% |
| 2026-09-21 | 0.6% |
| 2026-09-22 | 0% |
| 2026-09-23 | 0% |
| 2026-09-24 | 0.9% |
| 2026-09-25 | 0.8% |
| 2026-09-26 | 0.5% |
| 2026-09-27 | 2.1% |
| 2026-09-28 | 1.7% |
| 2026-09-29 | 1.5% |
| 2026-09-30 | 0% |
| 2026-10-01 | 0% |
| 2026-10-02 | 0% |
| 2026-10-03 | 0% |
| 2026-10-04 | 0% |
| 2026-10-05 | 0% |
| 2026-10-06 | 0% |
| 2026-10-07 | 0% |
| 2026-10-08 | 0% |
| 2026-10-09 | 2.1% |
| 2026-10-10 | 2.9% |
| 2026-10-11 | 2.3% |
| 2026-10-12 | 0.6% |
| 2026-10-13 | 0% |
| 2026-10-14 | 0% |
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The argument and its evidence
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Recent coverage
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CoinDesk · Published 9 Oct 2026
XRP Ledger adds new controls for banks, stablecoins and tokenized funds
In coverage record: 10 Oct 2026
“Developers are also looking at a bug in how some XRP Ledger servers keep score during these votes.”
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U.Today · Published 8 Oct 2026
Is XRP Decentralized? Cyber Capital Founder Says It's 'Straight
In coverage record: 9 Oct 2026
“Ripple and the XRP Ledger Foundation publish lists of recommended validators that are used by default in the server configurations.”
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Earlier coverage
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CoinDesk · Published 26 Sep 2026
XRP Ledger upgrade delayed 10 days after validators reset activation clock
In coverage record: 27 Sep 2026
“It is already a second attempt at introducing the feature, after developers withdrew the original version over a critical signature-checking flaw before activation”
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CoinGape · Published 23 Sep 2026
XRP News: XRP Ledger Moves Closer to Native Lending as New Proposals Enter Voting
In coverage record: 24 Sep 2026
“However, the native lending remains conditional on validator approval, so XLS-65 and XLS-66 still lack confirmed activation dates.”
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Crypto News · Published 18 Sep 2026
XRP Ledger 3.4.0 adds lending and protocol fixes
In coverage record: 19 Sep 2026
“A Sept. 17 snapshot based on XRPL Foundation validator-history data showed 16 of 35 trusted validators supporting SingleAssetVault and 13 of 35 supporting LendingProtocol.”
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