XRP Ledger upgrade delay to November 4: What it means for the XRP price

Published on 10/25/2026 at 07:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Validator support fell below 80 percent, resetting the cleanup vote. XRP price is 1.2698 USD as of October 25, 2026, down 3.33 percent.

Validator support resets upgrade timing

On October 21, 2026, XRP Ledger validator support fell below 80 percent and reset the amendment countdown.
Spot XRP ETFs recorded 4.3 million USD of net inflows from October 19 through October 22, 2026.
The XRP price stands at 1.2698 USD as of October 25, 2026, -3.33 percent below the UTC daily close of October 24, 2026.
Spot XRP ETFs recorded 1.84 million USD of net outflows for the week ended October 16, 2026.

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XRP (XRP) faces a delayed XRP Ledger cleanup amendment, with the earliest new activation date set for November 4, 2026. CryptoNews reported on October 23, 2026, that validator support briefly fell below the required 80 percent threshold and reset the approval countdown.

The XRP price stands at 1.2698 USD as of October 25, 2026, down 3.33 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 24, 2026. XRP ranks fifth by market capitalization, according to Investing.com.

November 4, 2026 becomes the earliest upgrade date

The amendment, known as fixCleanup3_4_0, covers token permissions, automated market maker functions, lending infrastructure, escrow handling and vault accounting. CryptoRank reported on October 23, 2026, that support had dropped to 26 of 35 trusted validators on October 21, 2026, below the 29 votes needed to maintain the supermajority.

The same report said support recovered to 29 votes at 14:46 UTC on October 21, 2026, but the interruption restarted the mandatory 14-day approval period. The amendment can activate on November 4, 2026, if validator backing remains above the threshold. The package includes a correction for a permission-delegation flaw that could allow additional token creation under specific conditions, according to Coinpaper.

ETF flows shift between October 16 and October 23

U.S. spot XRP ETFs, which hold XRP directly rather than through futures contracts, recorded 4.3 million USD of net inflows from October 19 through October 22, 2026, with no new money on October 23, 2026, according to Yahoo Finance. The same report said the funds had attracted 1.80 billion USD cumulatively since launch and held 1.48 billion USD in assets.

For comparison, spot XRP ETFs recorded 1.84 million USD of net outflows for the week ended October 16, 2026, according to CryptoTicker. The report also recorded a 2.47 million USD outflow on October 16, 2026.

Investing.com shows 1.2698 USD on October 25

The XRP price is 1.2698 USD as of October 25, 2026, according to Investing.com. It is down 3.33 percent compared with the UTC daily close of October 24, 2026. The daily high is 1.2956 USD and the daily low (UTC day) is 1.2669 USD. Market capitalization is 80.13 billion USD, ranking XRP fifth, while 24-hour volume is 1.48 billion USD.