XRP Ledger’s new upgrade is here. But not everyone’s on board yet
The XRP Ledger is undergoing a software upgrade to version 3.2.0, though adoption among nodes remains gradual. A separate on-ledger amendment, fixCleanup3_2_0, is currently being voted on to introduce security fixes and new features like lending protocols.
Why it matters
Network upgrades are essential for the security and functional evolution of decentralized blockchain ecosystems.
Of the approximately 833 active nodes on the XRP Ledger, the machines that store and relay the ledger, about 43% are running v3.2.0 and 51% are still on v3.1.3, XRPSCAN data shows .
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