By Isaac • November 2, 2026 3:06 pm •
The XRP Ledger is approaching an important cleanup upgrade that would close a token-permission loophole before the network’s stablecoin and lending ambitions expand any further.
The change is part of an amendment package called fixCleanup3_4_0. If validator support holds, the package is expected to become eligible for activation on November 4.
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That timetable matters because one of the fixes separates two powers that should never have been treated as interchangeable: permission to destroy an issued token and permission to create more of it.
What the XRP Ledger fix actually changes
CoinDesk found that an account authorized to burn an issuer’s tokens could, under certain conditions, also create new units without receiving separate minting authority.
The issue
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