Schwartz Personally Demonstrates v3.2.0 Upgrade... "Operating Stably"

David Schwartz, a core developer of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Ripple, emphasized network stability ahead of the rollout of the major v3.2.0 upgrade.

According to the overseas crypto media outlet Coingape, Schwartz announced on the 17th (local time) via X (formerly Twitter) that he temporarily took his XRPL hub offline to upgrade it to v3.2.0.

Performance Data Released Ahead of Upgrade

Before taking the hub offline, Schwartz shared performance data from the past month. According to Coingape, the metrics demonstrate that stability, efficiency, and security have improved following the recent XRPL upgrade. Schwartz explained that while there was one instance of unexplained peer disconnection in the performance metrics, it was likely related to a network issue near the hub.

After completing the upgrade, Schwartz reported, "The hub is back online and operating stably." The XRPL hub was down for approximately 18 minutes, which is slightly longer than the initially planned 10 minutes. He added, "The additional downtime was because it took about five minutes longer than expected for the XRPL software to shut down normally."

When an XRP community user asked how Schwartz, who is no longer Ripple's CTO, could take down an XRPL hub, he replied, "Anyone can run an XRPL node, hub, validator, or history server."

Coingape assessed that Schwartz's decision to release stability metrics ahead of the mainnet upgrade was a move to boost confidence among traditional finance (TradFi) institutions and partners.

Key Changes in v3.2.0

According to a previous report by Coingape, XRPL v3.2.0 includes the following:

• New inclusion of the fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment
• Support for Single Asset Vault
• Features related to the Lending Protocol (XLS-66)
• Improvements to Decentralized Exchange (DEX) operations
• Bug fixes and cleanup related to Multi-Purpose Tokens (MPT) and permission-based domains

The most notable change is the renaming of the core server from 'rippled' to 'xrpld.' The executable file name and key configuration files have also been changed to xrpld, resulting in different service names and default paths. Node operators must follow the designated migration procedure.

The XRPL operations team emphasized in an X post that when updating to v3.2.0, users must strictly follow the official migration guide and back up critical files. In particular, Coingape reported that validators must back up important files first to prevent data loss before removing the existing rippled package.

Node Update Status and Expected Benefits

According to XRPL data, approximately 14% of all nodes have currently completed the update to the latest version.

Coingape projected that this upgrade will reduce node memory usage by up to 40% and contribute to lower operational costs. This is part of the XRP Ledger's strategic initiatives aligned with expanding tokenization and DeFi, as well as strengthening scalability in the payments sector.

Additionally, Coingape noted that Ripple recently launched the 'XRPL AI Starter Kit' to support agentic payments utilizing XRP and RLUSD.

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