Four Powerful Upgrades Coming to XRP Ledger—Full Breakdown
By: crypto news flash|2025/05/16 14:15:04
0
Share
Dynamic NFTs on XRP Ledger are near approval, enabling post-mint updates with just one vote left.Multiple upgrades are underway, but debates grow over priorities like XChainBridge and restricted domain tools.The XRP Ledger is seeing significant changes, as there are currently four upgrades pending approval using the system’s process for amendments. Such adjustments come after the platform’s consensus method uses amendments and has them take effect whenever they get over 80% support from the validators for two weeks running. Once they get approval, the upgrades are permanent and apply to subsequent ledger iterations.Of these upgrades, dynamic NFTs seem closest to passing. According to a tweet from Dr. Artur Kirjakulov, founder and CEO of XPMarket, dynamic NFTs have only one validator vote remaining. Unlike regular NFTs, dynamic NFTs allow for updating data after minting and may be used for applications that require this flexibility.Source: Dr. Artur KirjakulovIn the meantime, the second suggested feature — the multi-purpose token — is picking up steam in the vote. These are a more compact and flexible version of traditional fungible tokens and are simpler to work with using less code. They simplify token creation and allow for more forms of assets to be represented on the ledger.Concerns Over Priorities and Legacy ToolsKirjakulov also spoke to the status of the XChainBridge, an interoperability effort which had been set aside for work on Axelar. While the project was officially shelved, validator votes for it persisted. The executive at XPMarket feels the feature is still necessary and emphasized that the XRPL requires stronger tools.[3/18] — XChainBridge —Status: Voting (new bugfix in v2.2.0)Allows for cross-chain asset transfers across distinct independent ledgers, such as a mainchain (e.g. XRPL) and a sidechain (e.g. EVM-Sidechain).Use Cases:• (w)XRP to be the native asset on a sidechain•... pic.twitter.com/LVvD1NvOSZ— Krippenreiter (@krippenreiter) May 6, 2024One proposition being resisted is the Credentials and Permissioned Domains modification. The change has been controversial, and Kirjakulov himself has criticized it. He regards it as an improper move, stating that resources should be channeled to features that bring developers income-generating opportunities.Another new development was on May 5, when it was announced that the feature, Deep Freeze, would be live. Whilst it does not directly apply to XRP, it provides issuers with increased control over the tokens that they issue. With Deep Freeze, issuers have the ability to freeze certain assets at an account level but still leave the process open and decentralized.XRP Ledger Amendment – DeepFreeze is now activated on the XRP Ledger.DeepFreeze goes beyond normal token freeze, enforcing it on the whole XRPL payment engine – payments, offers, CLOB, AMM.Reminder, it's for issued tokens – NOT XRP!The sudo transaction that activated it pic.twitter.com/62vZS3Ci6h— Vet (@Vet_X0) May 4, 2025Technical Upgrade Set for June ReleaseIn a previous announcement last April, RippleX unveiled plans to make operations more efficient through the reduction of network traffic. A method known as “Squelching” is being discussed for this reason. By restricting the number of peers that send messages from a validator, the method minimizes repetitive traffic. This feature was included in version 2.5.0, which will be released next June.In addition to decreased traffic, the 2.5.0 upgrade will also reduce memory and bandwidth needs for node operators. This will make it simpler for further participants to operate nodes without requiring high-resource machines, further enabling the network to scale.These collective upgrades indicate an effort to make the ledger more usable while having future growth in consideration. We will know over the coming months if validator support mirrors these intentions, particularly as the vote for dynamic NFTs gets close to being finalized.
You may also like

Dune Stablecoin Research: The Flow and Demand of a $300 Billion Market
In the dataset, transfers are no longer simply labeled as pure "transaction volume," but are classified as different on-chain activities. This is the difference between "just knowing that $100 trillion has been transferred" and "understanding why it was transferred."

Stripe Annual Letter: New cognitive density is extremely high, especially the 5-level model of "AI + Payments"
Every trend here is affecting everyone's future survival.

Sam Altman's Twenty-Four Hours: The Pentagon said "no" twice, but only one was serious
In Silicon Valley, Altman's sub-12-hour move has a name. It's not called backstabbing, it's called timing.

The US-Iran Conflict Spreads to the Crypto Space: What to Expect in the Market on Monday
The most important industry in the crypto world, only 300 kilometers away from the missile's impact point

Lily Liu, the chair of the Solana Foundation, shouted "Don't waste time on crypto," is the crypto industry really dead?
The interest of the younger generation is shifting from cryptocurrency to the field of artificial intelligence, which coincides with the current phenomenon in the cryptocurrency industry.

The little deer live by the water and grass
Mining companies have never been the most devout believers in Bitcoin. Under the pressures of halving compressing profits, financial reports showing revenue growth without profit increase, and coin prices falling below mining costs, the industry is collectively de-risking.

The world belongs to Chinese people who speak English
The world is vast, and only playing half of it is truly a loss.

Why Stop at 126K? Michael Saylor Breaks Down BTC Stagnation and Retail Absence Truth
Bitcoin is digital capital, and I will spend a thousand hours explaining it to you. Eventually, you will understand, but you will still have to endure a 45% crash.

Virtuals Protocol's inaugural Titan project: ROBO aims to give a wallet to a robot
This is a key step in Virtuals expanding the Agent Economy into the Embodied AI and Robotics field.

Stablecoin Latest Report: Actual Distribution and Circulation Much More Notable Than Supply
The Truth about Stablecoin Circulation Speed, Concentration, and Structure After Doubling the Supply

Paradigm's New Arithmetic: When Crypto Can't Hold 12.7 Billion, AI Becomes the Answer
It took Paradigm three years to emerge from the ruins of FTX.

Wintermute Founder: In the Lost Cryptocurrency Market, What Can We Still Do?
This is more like a manifesto, discussing "the very reason we are here."

$1.3 Billion Debt: BitDeer Faces Tough Battle
Wu Jihan is waiting for AI's money to catch up with the speed of debt.

Anthropic's IPO Gamble: At the Most Unlikely Moment, It Chose to Say No
In the AI Era, what is the most valuable thing?

Paradigm's Math Problem: $12.7 Billion, Too Big for a Single Crypto Fund
Emerging from the ruins of FTX, Paradigm took three years

Ethereum Unveils Scaling Roadmap, What's Different This Time?
Short-term improvements to execution efficiency through the Gas mechanism optimization and block validation parallelization, and long-term scalability through ZK-EVM and blobs data architecture.

Anthropic Ban Wave, OpenAI $100 Billion Funding Controversy: What Is the Overseas Crypto Community Talking About Today?
What Have Foreigners Been Most Interested in Over the Last 24 Hours?

Morning News | OpenAI receives $110 billion investment; Solana launches Solana Payments; M0, MoonPay, and PayPal jointly launch PYUSDx
Overview of Important Market Events on February 27
Dune Stablecoin Research: The Flow and Demand of a $300 Billion Market
In the dataset, transfers are no longer simply labeled as pure "transaction volume," but are classified as different on-chain activities. This is the difference between "just knowing that $100 trillion has been transferred" and "understanding why it was transferred."
Stripe Annual Letter: New cognitive density is extremely high, especially the 5-level model of "AI + Payments"
Every trend here is affecting everyone's future survival.
Sam Altman's Twenty-Four Hours: The Pentagon said "no" twice, but only one was serious
In Silicon Valley, Altman's sub-12-hour move has a name. It's not called backstabbing, it's called timing.
The US-Iran Conflict Spreads to the Crypto Space: What to Expect in the Market on Monday
The most important industry in the crypto world, only 300 kilometers away from the missile's impact point
Lily Liu, the chair of the Solana Foundation, shouted "Don't waste time on crypto," is the crypto industry really dead?
The interest of the younger generation is shifting from cryptocurrency to the field of artificial intelligence, which coincides with the current phenomenon in the cryptocurrency industry.
The little deer live by the water and grass
Mining companies have never been the most devout believers in Bitcoin. Under the pressures of halving compressing profits, financial reports showing revenue growth without profit increase, and coin prices falling below mining costs, the industry is collectively de-risking.