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XRP Ledger validators approved the FixCleanup3_2_0 upgrade with 85.7% consensus, setting the stage for a July 29 mainnet activation that will introduce precision fixes across the network's lending, DEX, and token infrastructure.
XRP Ledger validators approved the FixCleanup3_2_0 upgrade with 30 votes in favor, triggering a two-week activation period that ends July 29 at 09:57:00 UTC, according to XRPScan data.
"FixCleanup3_2_0 introduces precision and rounding fixes for Single Asset Vaults and the Lending Protocol, along with validation checks for Multi-Purpose Tokens and permissioned domains," according to the amendment specification published by XRPL developers. The upgrade, part of xrpld version 3.2.0 released in mid-June, also adds the AccountRootsDeletedClean invariant to ensure no directly accessible artifacts remain when an account is deleted from the ledger.
A correction resolves an issue with the ValidPermissionedDEX invariant that previously activated during the deletion of a valid offer, while a zero DomainID check strengthens permissioned domain security. The 85.71% consensus threshold was reached with 30 validators voting yes, exceeding the required 80% supermajority.
The milestone comes as the XRP Ledger surpassed 8 million accounts for the first time this week, with XRPL Services reporting 8,005,586 addresses. The network has added roughly 150,000 accounts since March, when the count stood at about 7.85 million, though daily active addresses fell to a 2026 low of 25,350, signaling a divergence between cumulative adoption and near-term engagement. XRP traded at $1.09 as of Friday, within the $1.05-$1.11 range it has held this month.
Permission Delegation and the x402 Foundation
Beyond the FixCleanup3_2_0 upgrade, the XRP Ledger ecosystem is preparing for additional protocol changes. Permission Delegation, the XLS-75d amendment that was disabled on mainnet in September 2025 after a bug allowed accounts to charge transaction fees to any other account, may be re-enabled soon, according to Vet, an XRPL validator and director of community at the XRP Ledger Foundation. The feature would allow users to delegate specific onchain tasks while keeping account keys in cold storage, enabling role-based access control for treasury management.
Ripple also joined the x402 Foundation as a Premier Member this month, the Linux Foundation announced. The foundation oversees x402, an open payment standard that embeds payments into HTTP web interactions, designed for AI agents and applications that need payment during data exchange. Ripple said it already supports x402-based payments on the XRP Ledger, allowing AI agents to transact using XRP and RLUSD. The foundation includes 40 members across finance, payments, cloud, and blockchain, with Premier members including Coinbase, Circle, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, AWS, and Google.
The FixCleanup3_2_0 activation on July 29 will mark the first major protocol upgrade on the XRP Ledger since the Permission Delegation bug was discovered, and the network's continued account growth suggests sustained builder interest despite the dip in daily active addresses. Ripple's annual Swell conference is scheduled for fall 2026 in New York City, with CEO Brad Garlinghouse and CTO Emeritus David Schwartz among the expected speakers.
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