XRP Ledger Temporarily Stalls, Recovers Without External Intervention
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) experienced a brief disruption early Wednesday due to a temporary breakdown in its consensus mechanism, momentarily halting transaction processing.
The issue arose when the network’s consensus protocol remained active, but validators stopped broadcasting confirmations, leading to a desynchronization between ledger versions. Since XRPL relies on validator agreement to update transactions, the lack of published validations caused a network-wide pause.
Despite this, the system eventually corrected itself without requiring manual intervention. Ripple CTO David Schwartz explained on X that while at least one validator attempted a reset, the ledger appeared to “self-heal” naturally.
“Validators refrained from publishing confirmations because they recognized an issue,” Schwartz stated. “This was a protective measure to ensure the network didn’t falsely validate an incorrect ledger.”
He warned that a more severe scenario could occur if all validators simultaneously stop communicating, creating a “silent network” failure that could prevent automatic recovery.
No assets were compromised, and XRP’s price remained largely unaffected, moving in line with the broader crypto market.
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