XRP Testnet Has Been Reset

On 2019-08-27 at approximately 1:00 UTC (6 PM PDT), Ripple reset their XRP Testnet. This means that all accounts, balances, and settings in the Testnet have been deleted and all contents of the Testnet's decentralized exchange have been erased. However, in the process of resetting the XRP Testnet, a procedural issue caused amendments that were previously enabled to be disabled in the fresh ledger chain. Ripple plans to reset the XRP Testnet again today (2019-08-30) at 4 PM PDT. Starting at this time, the Testnet may be unavailable for a maintenance window lasting up to 4 hours.

The production XRP Ledger, or Mainnet, is completely unaffected. This also has no effect on other test networks not run by Ripple.

Introducing XRP Ledger (rippled) version 1.3.1

Ripple has released version 1.3.1 of rippled, the reference implementation of the core XRP Ledger protocol. To learn more about how to build and run a rippled server, see Manage the Rippled Server.

This release supersedes version 1.3.0. Version 1.3.1 addresses deadlock conditions reported by some users late in the release cycle for 1.3.0.

Labeling the Internet of Value

By Rome Reginelli, Documentation Engineer at Ripple

Blockchain technology raises new questions about the roles of privacy and anonymity in the function of money. While all transactions are a matter of public record, the parties involved in the transactions are represented by pseudonyms, and information about who those parties are may be hard to come by. Even more obscure is information about those whose computing power and maintenance efforts underpin the blockchain. While there are lots of good reasons to maintain privacy around some entities and events, there are also situations that call for publicly establishing one's identity and reputation. The xrp-ledger.toml specification provides a flexible standard for voluntarily publishing information about who you are and what you're doing with the XRP Ledger.

In this post, I explore the process of creating an xrp-ledger.toml file, explain why to use it, and introduce a new dev tool for checking xrp-ledger.toml files.

Discover the XRP Ledger with Explorer!

Today, a new XRP Ledger explorer is available for both test net and production at explorer.xrpl.org.

WebSocket Tool Update

As part of the recent site relaunch, the XRP Ledger Dev Portal has an updated version of the WebSocket API Tool. This tool lets you communicate directly with rippled servers, which power the XRP Ledger network. Among several of the improvements in this new version of the tool is that you can choose which servers to connect to, including the public servers Ripple runs, servers in the XRP Test Net, or your own server running locally on your own computer.

Welcome to xrpl.org!

xrpl.org is a new, community-driven website for developers to access technical documentation, developer tools, tutorials, and network metrics for the XRP Ledger. The XRP Ledger is one of the largest, most technically mature, open-source, public blockchain networks in the world. If you are learning about, building on, and contributing to the XRP Ledger, xrpl.org is your best resource.

MultiSignReserve is Now Available

As previously announced, the MultiSignReserve amendment became enabled on the XRP Ledger on 2019-04-17.

Introducing XRP Ledger (rippled) version 1.2.4

Ripple has released version 1.2.4 of rippled, the reference implementation of the core XRP Ledger protocol.

Version 1.2.4 improves the verification and routing of shard crawl requests and imposes a 20 second timeout onto the component that checks for an updated validator list to prevent it from becoming blocked for an indefinite amount of time.

Protecting the Ledger: Secure Development Practices

By Nik Bougalis, Engineering Manager

The primary mission of the C++ team at Ripple is to contribute to rippled, the reference implementation of the protocol that underpins the XRP Ledger. The codebase—which is now over 6 years old—has contributions from over 100 developers from all over the world.

As a team, our primary focus is on ensuring that the codebase is solid, that the code is robust and that it is well-suited to be the core of the next-generation of financial infrastructure, one which allows value to not only move as fast and as efficiently as information does today, but to move securely as well.

In an earlier blog post, I noted that our existing software development and quality assurance process—honed over several years—places heavy emphasis on correctness and security. I highlighted our use of automated tests and specialized tooling (such as static analyzers) but I also alluded to the human element as well: our rigorous and public code reviews and regular security audits of the codebase by specialists. I’d like to take the opportunity to discuss those practices in greater detail.

The MultiSignReserve Amendment is Expected 2019-04-17

The MultiSignReserve amendment to the XRP Ledger, introduced in rippled v1.2.0, has gained support from a majority of trusted validators. Currently, it is expected to become enabled on 2019-04-17. As long as the MultiSignReserve amendment continues to have the support of at least 80% of trusted validators continuously, it will become enabled on the scheduled date.