XRP Ledger Bug Fixes Set for Friday Activation as DeFi Lending Awaits Approval

The lending amendments each had 19 yes votes on October 19, ten short of the 29 needed to begin the required activation countdown. The XRP Ledger’s fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment, a package of small bug fixes, is projected to go live on Friday, provided validator support holds. Meanwhile, the network’s lending protocol is still unapproved, sitting 10 validator votes below the level it needs. Cleanup Amendment Nears Activation The XRPL amendment tracker recorded 29 affirmative votes from 35 trusted validators for fixCleanup3_4_0 on October 19, enough to maintain the required majority. The amendment reached that threshold on October 9 and is projected to activate at 09:34 UTC on October 23, as long as support stays above 80% throughout the 14-day voting period. Votes are tallied only at flag ledgers, which come roughly every 16.5 minutes, so activation begins at the first flag ledger after the 14 days end, not the minute they expire. The tracker counts from its own node, but the ledger’s record has the final word. Lending is further back. Lending Protocol and its LendingProtocolV1_1 add-on each hold 19 votes, which is about 54.29%. Single asset vault, the shared pool the loans draw from, ...