XRP Ledger Permission Delegation Goes Live; What You Need to Know

REGULATORY DECISIONXRP Ledger PermissionDelegation Goes Live; WhatYou Need to Know50IMPORTANCECLOSED4NEWS MEDIA4PIECESOct 8, 2026 21:03blockboard.net
In Layer 1 XRP

The XRP Ledger activated PermissionDelegationV1_1 on October 8, adding account-level controls that let owners authorize specific tasks without handing over their main signing keys. The change is framed around separating operational roles from core holdings, with use cases named for payments, trustlines, banks, stablecoins, and tokenized funds.

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The amendment is set up to let users delegate up to 10 specific permissions, including payments and trustline management.
XRP Ledger Permission Delegation Goes Live; What You Need to Know
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The change is described as creating role separation for compliance, operations, and treasury functions on XRPL.
XRP Ledger Permission Delegation Goes Live; What You Need to Know
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The feature allows businesses to assign limited powers, such as approving customers or making payments, while keeping the keys for main holdings offline.
XRP Ledger adds new controls for banks, stablecoins and tokenized funds
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PermissionDelegationV1_1 activated on the XRP Ledger on October 8, with the network recording the enabling transaction at ledger 107,524,865.
XRP Ledger Activates Permission Delegation
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The upgrade lets account owners authorize other accounts to carry out specific tasks without sharing their primary signing keys.
XRP Ledger Activates Permission Delegation

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Users and businesses that handle XRP Ledger accounts can see the change in how account access is organized after October 8. Operational accounts can be given specific tasks while the main signing keys stay separate, which changes who can act on an account in day-to-day use.

Before this activation, the account owner model centered on the main signing keys; after it, separate accounts can be given limited powers such as approving customers or making payments. What stays the same is that the main holdings remain controlled by the keys that are kept offline. (per coindesk.com)

Market reaction

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Oct 8 21:00
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Oct 9 04:21
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Its angle: stablecoins, validators, monitoring; with quotes
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Oct 9 08:15
MEXC context
Its angle: documentation, institutions, delegateset; with quotes
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Oct 9 14:40
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