XRP Ledger Batch Upgrade Nears Activation After Validator Vote Reset
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The XRP Ledger’s BatchV1_1 amendment is still in its activation window and is expected to enable around October 9 if validator support stays above the required threshold. A separate permission-delegation upgrade on XRPL has 30 of 35 validator votes and could activate Thursday evening if that support holds.
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What it means
Users and validators on XRPL would notice two protocol changes moving through the same activation process, with one amendment already in its window and another sitting at 30 of 35 validator votes. That means the network is approaching a point where both changes could appear on the ledger close together if the vote thresholds remain in place. It affects anyone relying on XRPL transaction behavior or delegation rules because the rules being discussed are not still only proposals.
In practice, BatchV1_1 changes what can be done with transactions by allowing several to be grouped into one atomic batch, while the earlier Batch version is no longer the reference point after being halted. The permission-delegation upgrade keeps key controls intact, so the change is about how permissions can be delegated rather than a removal of control. What stays the same is that both items still depend on validator support before activation.
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