XRP Ledger bug fix delayed to November after validator support dip
Support for the XRP Ledger fix fixCleanup3_4_0 briefly fell below the threshold of 29 of 35 trusted validators during a check, resetting its two-week countdown, CoinDesk reported. The fix had been due to activate on October 23; XRPLWin now lists it for November 4, with support back at 31 of 35 validators.
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Key facts
Attributed sources: CoinDesk
XRP after this site detected it
- 5 minutes+0.02%vs BTC +0.04 pp
- 1 hour+0.04%vs BTC -0.04 pp
- 24 hours-1.93%vs BTC -0.65 pp
Claims and open questions
What sources claim
- CoinDesk reported that at a checkpoint only 26 of 35 validators were voting yes, below the more than 80%, or 29, needed, and by a later checkpoint the count was back to 29 and a fresh 14-day countdown began.
- According to CoinDesk, the fix had no room for a dip, sitting at exactly 29 votes before activation was penciled in for 09:34 UTC on October 23, and tracker XRPLWin now lists it going live at 14:46 UTC on November 4.
- CoinDesk reported that support has climbed to 31 of 35 validators, and that the patch closes a loophole letting a burn-only account create an issuer's tokens under certain conditions and changes how lending code decides when a loan is late or in default, per the xrpld 3.4.0 release notes.
Still unresolved
- Which validators dropped off during the checkpoint, and whether they were offline or restarting at that moment, since neither tracker shows this.
- Whether the lending code covered by the fix will be live before the new activation date, as CoinDesk reported it still was not live as of Thursday.
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Source evidence
www.coindesk.com
Published 22/10/2026, 04:36 · Received 22/10/2026, 04:36
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Market reaction after detection
Returns start at the sample closest to site detection (within the same minute up to 10 minutes later), using the same data source and quote currency. Actual sample times are shown; missing observations remain blank.
| Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC (pp) | Actual sampled interval / source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes | +0.02% | -0.02% | +0.04 pp | 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 22/10/2026, 04:41 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
| 1 hour | +0.04% | +0.08% | -0.04 pp | 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 22/10/2026, 05:36 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
| 24 hours | -1.93% | -1.28% | -0.65 pp | 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 23/10/2026, 04:37 (UTC) Gate · USDT |
Historical market context
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Closed hourly candles from the 30 days before this event observation. Different venues are kept separate.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Hourly coverage | 100.0% (720/720) |
| Median absolute 1h return | 0.26% |
| 99th percentile of absolute 1h returns | 2.29% |
| Historical hourly BTC beta | 1.51 (719 matched returns) |
OKX · USDT · Context as of 22/10/2026, 04:36 · Last included candle closed 22/10/2026, 04:00
Hourly descriptive statistics, not minute-move probabilities. Backfilled history never moves the observation cutoff above.
Event timeline
Source publication, receipt and analysis times are separate. All times UTC.
Source published: CoinDesk
Source received: CoinDesk
Event first detected by this site
Evidence record updated
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