The XRP Ledger experienced a rare disruption on Tuesday, halting block production for about an hour before recovering spontaneously. The network froze at ledger height 93927173, but validators quickly investigated and confirmed that no assets or transactions were lost. Back Online The XRP Ledger is now fully operational, and transactions have resumed as normal. David Schwartz, CTO of XRPL, explained that while consensus was running, validations were not being published, causing the network to drift. He also suggested the network recovered on its own without major changes by UNL operators. Although the incident raised concerns about transaction safety, Schwartz clarified that no assets were at risk. The disruption is part of ongoing technical challenges faced by the XRP Ledger, including previous node failures and emergency patches in 2024. Key Changes In January 2023, the XRPL Foundation reduced the validator influence of Ripple by removing one of its operated validators, dropping its control to 2 out of 34. The UNL was later expanded to 36 validators in March 2023. Despite concerns by critics, Daniel Keller, CTO of XRPL node operator Eminence, confirmed that all 35 validators were actively proposing. XRP Ledger also made changes to its fee structure, reducing the account activation reserve requirement to just 1 XRP.
