--- title: "XRP Ledger bug fix delayed to November after validator support dip" description: "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…" language: en canonical: "https://whycoinmoves.com/en/events/ripple-xrp-ledger-bug-fix-moved-969f6dcc0efb9b" published: 2026-10-22T04:36:57.000Z updated: 2026-10-23T04:37:19.000Z indexable: false --- # 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… Attributed sources: [CoinDesk]() ## Key facts 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. Evidence strength: Single source, 1 publisher group(s) (CoinDesk); this describes source coverage, not truth or causation. After site detection, observed returns were 5 minutes: +0.02% (difference from BTC +0.04 pp; 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 22/10/2026, 04:41, UTC; Gate · USDT); 1 hour: +0.04% (difference from BTC -0.04 pp; 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 22/10/2026, 05:36, UTC; Gate · USDT); 24 hours: -1.93% (difference from BTC -0.65 pp; 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 23/10/2026, 04:37, UTC; Gate · USDT). Unlisted windows are unavailable. In the preceding 30 days, the 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns was 2.29% (OKX · USDT; cutoff 22/10/2026, 04:36, UTC). This hourly baseline is not directly comparable with a minute move. ## Returns after site detection | Window | Return | BTC | Difference from BTC | Actual sampled interval (UTC) | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 5 minutes | +0.02% | -0.02% | +0.04 pp | 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 22/10/2026, 04:41 | Gate · USDT | | 1 hour | +0.04% | +0.08% | -0.04 pp | 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 22/10/2026, 05:36 | Gate · USDT | | 24 hours | -1.93% | -1.28% | -0.65 pp | 22/10/2026, 04:36 → 23/10/2026, 04:37 | Gate · USDT | ## Historical hourly baseline | Metric | Value | | --- | --- | | Ready | true | | Coverage | 100.0% (720/720) | | Median absolute hourly return | 0.26% | | 99th percentile of absolute hourly returns | 2.29% | | BTC beta | 1.51 | | Source / cutoff (UTC) | OKX · USDT / 22/10/2026, 04:36 | ## Claims and open questions - 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. - 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. ## Source evidence - [XRP Ledger bug fix moved to November after validator support dipped for two hours]() — CoinDesk; published 22/10/2026, 04:36; received 22/10/2026, 04:36 (UTC). ## Recent XRP events and market reactions - [XRP Ledger sets bug-fix patch to activate while lending feature awaits validator votes]() — Published 19/10/2026, 20:46 (UTC) · Multiple publishers (2 publishers) · General news · 1h -0.12% - [Full coin archive]() ## Recent Market watch events on other coins - [PEARL: Why did PEARL drop 2.38% in 1 minute? 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