XRP News Today: XRPL Activates Major Fix as Price Hits $1.31
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XRP News Today: XRPL Fix Goes Live as Ripple Leaders React to Midterms
Here is your XRP news today: the token is up about 2% in 24 hours, the XRP Ledger has reportedly switched on a new set of fixes, and two Ripple executives have spoken about the US midterm elections.
Each story gets its own section below, with official sources linked and one claim that needs a closer look.
Price Snapshot: XRP Gains 2% to $1.31
According to CoinMarketCap, the token trades at $1.31, up 2.14% in 24 hours, and ranks fifth by size. The 24-hour starting level was $1.2837.
The price jumped to about $1.33 on the evening of November 4, then held between roughly $1.30 and $1.32 .
| Measure | Value |
| Price | $1.31 |
| 24-hour change | +2.14% |
| Market cap | $83.45B (+2.05%) |
| 24-hour volume | $2.27B (-13.69%) |
| Fully diluted value | $131.66B |
Source: CoinMarketCap Live data
Prices rose while volume fell, so the move came on lighter trading. Volume equals 2.72% of market cap.
XRPL Activates fixCleanup3_4_0: What Changes
The ledger activated a new amendment, fixCleanup3_4_0, to strengthen security and reliability.
Source: Post on X
An amendment is a rule change that validators vote on before it switches on for everyone.
The official 3.4.0 release notes, published on September 16, 2026, describe it as a bundle of fixes.
The same release added a lending update and made an older trading-pool fix permanent.
| Area | What the fix does |
| Trading pools (AMMs) | Stops an auction slot being won at zero cost on a zero-fee pool |
| Lending | Rounds vault math more precisely and tightens late-loan checks |
| Offers | Blocks a route for receiving tokens from issuers that refuse new holders |
| NFTs | Rejects offers that pass off other tokens as XRP |
| Signing | Uses separate labels so a signature cannot be reused for another role |
The main XRP news today for developers is that these fixes touch many parts of the ledger at once.
XRPL's known amendments page lists the same areas. It loads live status by script, so we could not confirm the activation date ourselves.
Claim Check: "Unauthorized Token Issuance" and Related Security Work
The report says the upgrade closes a flaw that could allow unauthorized token issuance. We did not find that wording in the official notes.
Related items include the offer and NFT fixes above, but the claim itself is unconfirmed.
A different issue is documented in an October 9 disclosure report. A researcher showed through the bug bounty that specially built offers could create XRP from nothing, because a counting error wrapped around to a tiny number.
The fix shipped in version 3.4.1 on September 25. XRPL says it found no evidence of exploitation, and normal payments could not trigger the bug.
More than 80% of the main validators ran the fix on release day.
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Ordinary users need no action, since the notes ask only server operators to upgrade.
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Operators should run 3.4.1 or newer, because older servers are now blocked.
Ripple Leaders React to the US Midterm Results
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse wrote in a statement that pro-crypto lawmakers won on both sides of the aisle.
He cited more than 67 million Americans using crypto and added, "New Congress, with the same mission: clear rules, built in America."
Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty acknowledged that some headlines will call the results a setback but said the facts are more nuanced.
He pointed to wins by Fairshake, the industry's political fund, in primaries and the general election.
He also cited early Stand With Crypto data showing pro-crypto members elected across both parties.
| Claim | What we could verify |
| Pro-crypto lawmakers won in both parties | Statements only, no official tally in the sources |
| 67 million Americans use crypto | Figure given without a source |
| Fairshake won in primaries and the general election | Company statement, no count given |
| "Early" Stand With Crypto data | Data not published in the sources |
These are statements from leaders of a company with a stake in crypto policy, and others may read the results differently.
Official results are available from each state's election office. The longer statement also says Ripple will keep investing in political engagement through super PACs, advocacy groups, and education nonprofits.
What This Means for Holders and What to Watch
For readers following XRP news today, no official source ties the upgrade or the election statements to the price.
The rise came on falling volume, so we cannot link the move to either story.
Worth watching next:
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Whether the live amendment table shows fixCleanup3_4_0 as enabled
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Server operators moving to 3.4.1 or newer
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New official statements from Ripple on US crypto rules
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Whether the price keeps holding the $1.30 area, which it revisited several times (our reading)
Conclusion
This XRP news today shows a calm price, a broad ledger upgrade and a political message from Ripple's leaders.
Treat unconfirmed claims with care. This is information, not financial advice.
Disclaimer
This article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not financial or investment advice. Crypto assets are high risk, their prices can be very volatile, and you can lose some or all of your money. Always do your own research and consider speaking with a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions.
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