The XRP Ledger’s v3.2.0 software upgrade reached 89% adoption among validators on the default Unique Node List, clearing the network’s 80% activation threshold and signaling strong backing from key network participants. The upgrade, which rolled out on June 15, delivers 30 to 40% lower memory usage across network nodes and aims to reduce operating costs for institutional users, according to multiple sources including CoinDesk and Crypto Briefing.
On the default UNL of 35 validators, 31 are running v3.2.0, meeting the sustained support level required for network upgrades to take effect. Despite this validator consensus, broader adoption remains fragmented: only about 43% of the network’s roughly 833 active nodes have upgraded to the new version, while 51% still run the previous v3.1.3, according to XRPSCAN data cited by CoinDesk.
The upgrade is primarily a maintenance and cleanup release, retiring amendments that have been activated for over two years and continuing the modularization of the XRP Ledger codebase. The software also formalizes the renaming of the core server from rippled to xrpld, per the XLS-0095 specification, according to the official XRPL blog.
Amendment Voting Lags Behind Software Adoption
Bundled with the software is a separate on-ledger amendment called fixCleanup3_2_0, which packages key security fixes and improvements for newer XRPL features. This amendment addresses precision and rounding fixes for Single Asset Vaults and the Lending Protocol, validates non-canonical Multi-Purpose Token amounts, and adds invariant checks to prevent deleted accounts from leaving behind stray data, according to the official XRPL documentation.
Unlike a simple software upgrade, this amendment requires a formal on-ledger vote and is polling well below the software adoption rate. As of early July, the fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment had secured support from only about 40% of validators, far below the 80% supermajority needed for activation, according to Tech Times and CoinDesk reporting. Validators that fail to upgrade before the amendment activates risk entering what the ledger calls an amendment-blocked state, effectively disconnecting them from the network.
Ripple, the payments company whose founders created the XRP Ledger, has voted in favor of the fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment. The divergence between software adoption and amendment voting reflects the network’s two-stage governance model: validators can run new software independently, but formal protocol changes still require supermajority consensus, as noted by CoinDesk.
Sources
- CoinDesk — Confirmed 89% validator adoption on the default UNL (31 of 35 validators), 43% node adoption, the June 15 rollout date, 80% activation threshold, and the separate amendment voting process.
- Crypto Briefing — Reported 89% validator adoption and 43% node uptake, along with the memory reduction specifications.
- XRPL Official Blog — Provided official details on the fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment, its bug fixes for vaults, lending, and other features, and the xrpld rebrand.
- Tech Times — Reported that fixCleanup3_2_0 is polling at 40% validator support, below the 80% activation threshold, and explained the amendment-blocked state risk.
- Crypto Briefing (secondary source) — Confirmed 30-40% memory usage reduction as a feature of v3.2.0.
