The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has released version 3.0.0 of its benchmark server software, introducing a wide range of amendments, bug fixes and internal changes aimed at improving the accounting accuracy, development tools and extensibility of the protocol in the long term.
Operators running XRPL servers must upgrade to maintain network compatibility, according to RippleX, the development arm overseeing the ledger’s core software.
While the release does not introduce major user-facing features, it focuses on fixing subtle ledger inconsistencies, hardening API behavior, and restructuring code ahead of future protocol upgrades. For a network that is increasingly positioning itself around tokenization, DeFi, and institutional-grade infrastructure, the upgrades are important.
One of the changes is fixTokenEscrowV1, which fixes an accounting error affecting multipurpose tokens (MPT) held in escrow.
Previously, when blocked tokens with transfer fees were released, the ledger reduced the issuer’s blocked balance by the gross amount instead of the net amount after fees. Subtracting the wrong number when releasing sequestered tokens, thereby creating small but aggravating accounting errors, would, over time, result in discrepancies between the reported supply and outstanding balances.
The fix ensures that supply tracking remains consistent, especially as more tokenized assets use XRPL’s deposit and fee mechanisms.
Several other changes address particular issues related to automated market makers (AMMs), price oracles, and token delivery metadata – areas that are becoming increasingly important as XRPL expands beyond simple payments.
Beyond protocol-level changes, the update improves consensus blocking detection, logging clarity, JSON parsing, and CI tools. These upgrades are aimed at operators and contributors rather than end users and play a critical role in maintaining network reliability.
XRPL 3.0.0 also increases warning levels for malformed validation manifests and strengthens signature verification logic – incremental changes that improve security hygiene without altering consensus rules.
By fixing edge cases of token accounting, applying stricter APIs, and refactoring core systems, the update strengthens the foundations of the ledger as it evolves into more complex financial use cases.
