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title: "XRPL recovers from network slowdown as critical security upgrade faces two-week delay"
url: https://thecoingazette.com/xrpl-recovers-from-network-slowdown-as-critical-security-upgrade-faces-two-week-delay/
date: 2026-10-22
modified: 2026-10-22
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author: "Coin Gazette Editorial"
description: "The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has recovered from intermittent transaction-processing delays, although developers are still preparing a permanent software correction. On Oct. 22, XRP Ledger Operations confirmed that ledger-closing times had..."
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# XRPL recovers from network slowdown as critical security upgrade faces two-week delay

The XRP Ledger (XRPL) has recovered from intermittent transaction-processing delays, although developers are still preparing a permanent software correction. On Oct. 22, XRP Ledger Operations confirmed that ledger-closing times had returned to normal after a configuration change recommended to network operators. The disruption coincided with a separate setback for a protocol amendment designed to correct…

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