Validators

Network replaces TowerBFT voting system to guarantee payment irreversibility in one or two validator rounds, slashing perceived latency for merchants and cross-chain bridges.

XRP Ledger's BatchV1_1 feature, which bundles up to eight transactions, resets its two-week activation countdown after validator backing briefly fell below the required threshold.

BatchV1_1, which bundles up to eight transactions with atomic settlement, resets its activation clock after validator backing falls below 80 percent threshold

Faster clock reduces transaction-ordering power concentration and slippage windows for swaps, but leaves raw throughput unchanged.

The upgrade bundles up to eight transactions into a single atomic operation, eliminating counterparty risk on token swaps.