The XRP Ledger stablecoin fix operators have been waiting for now has a date: the fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment is scheduled to activate on November 4, 2026 at 14:46 UTC, assuming validator consensus holds steady through the final window.
The amendment patches a permission-handling bug in issued-token operations – the machinery that underpins stablecoins and other IOUs on the ledger, where accounts can be authorized to destroy issued tokens under certain conditions. Reports describe the flaw as allowing minting where burning was expected. No public evidence of the bug being exploited has surfaced, and XRP’s own supply is unaffected.
Why the XRP Ledger stablecoin fix slipped two weeks
The timeline reads like a stopwatch that got bumped. The amendment cleared the 80%+ supermajority of trusted validators on October 9, pointing to an original activation around October 23. Then validator support temporarily dipped – one tally showed just 26 validators backing it – which interrupted the required 14 consecutive days above the threshold and restarted the countdown, pushing the earliest feasible date to November 4.
Amendment activation on the XRP Ledger works on an opt-in supermajority model: 80%+ of trusted validators must approve and hold that support for two straight weeks. It is a deliberately conservative gate for a network where the issued tokens in question include real-world stablecoin balances. Recent reporting indicates support has recovered strongly, but the final call lands with the validator set, not the calendar.
What holders and issuers should watch
For exchanges, issuers and payment providers building on XRPL, November 4 is the date to have on the checklist: confirm node versions, watch the validator vote in the final stretch, and hold off on treating the fix as live until activation actually posts. If consensus wobbles again, activation simply rolls forward – the ledger does not do surprise upgrades.
Sourced from amendment-status reporting via Bitkub and Ad Hoc News dated October 23-November 1, 2026; official xrpl.org validator tallies were not directly retrievable at time of writing. Not investment advice.
