The XRP Ledger is counting down to the activation of fixCleanup3_4_0, a broad collection of fixes touching Single Asset Vaults, the Lending Protocol, Automated Market Makers, the permissioned DEX, trust lines, NFTs, MPTs, Escrow, Sponsorship, transaction signing, and permission delegation. According to XRPScan, the amendment could activate on October 23, 2026, at 9:34 AM UTC—just four days away—provided it maintains more than 80% validator support over a 14-day period.
The upgrade introduces roughly 25 outlined changes. Among the notable adjustments, an IOU issuer would be exempted from their own global freeze on NFT offers denominated in their own currency, and authorized trust lines would implicitly authorize a pseudo-account counterparty.
The fixCleanup series has been part of a broader hardening effort. In March 2026, Ripple announced a dedicated AI-assisted red team to continuously hunt for vulnerabilities in the XRP Ledger. Version 3.1.3 was the first dedicated security release to emerge from that program, followed by fixCleanup3_2_0 in July and fixCleanup3_3_0 earlier in October 2026.
October has been notably active for the XRP Ledger ecosystem. XRP Seoul 2026, described as the largest XRP event in Asia, drew more than 5,000 attendees on October 3. Permission delegation and Batch amendments went live on October 8 and 9, respectively; within days, Batch accounted for over 15% of XRPL mainnet transactions and became the number three transaction type. Later this month, Swell will take place in New York from October 27 to 29, with participants including Brad Garlinghouse, CME Group’s Terrence Duffy, Bullish’s Tom Farley, Water.org’s Matt Damon, and leaders from BNY, Coinbase, Robinhood, Barclays, State Street, and Jump.
