XRP Ledger Restored After One-Hour Outage

XRPL’s explorer page showed a stall in network activity at block height 93,927,174. The blockchain’s self-custody Xaman Wallet later confirmed that operations were back to normal.

Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, addressed the incident on X (formerly Twitter). He explained that validator operators manually selected a reliable starting point from the last fully validated ledger. However, it remains unclear whether this action directly fixed the issue or if the network self-recovered.

Schwartz reassured users that no assets were lost. He noted that servers detected the malfunction and temporarily withheld validation. Only unverified ledgers were affected. RippleX also confirmed that user funds remained secure.

This is not the first technical issue for XRPL. In November 2024, a node crash briefly halted transactions. In September 2024, an SQLite database limitation caused failures in full history nodes.

Despite setbacks, XRPL continues to grow. Ripple’s Q4 2024 report highlighted a $1 billion trading volume on its decentralized exchange (DEX) and 709,000 new wallet creations.

Following the outage, XRP’s price saw a slight dip but stabilized at $2.51. However, the token remains down nearly 20% over the past week.