$XRP Upgrade: Ripple Aims to Break Down Barriers for Institutional Adoption
Ripple is gearing up to launch a major technological upgrade to its XRPL network, set to go live next week. According to Jazzi Cooper, Head of Product at RippleX, the new features will be activated after they have been reviewed and approved by independent community validators.
The upgrade package includes five fundamental amendments: Confidential MPT, Batch, Permission Delegation, Sponsored Fees and Reserves, and Dynamic MPT. These changes aim to remove technical and legal barriers that have prevented traditional financial giants from joining public blockchains.
One of the key features is the ability to separate employee permissions and protect commercially sensitive information while remaining compliant through dedicated access gateways for auditors and regulators. This will enable secure institutional delivery-versus-payment settlements, where sequences of up to eight transactions are executed atomically under an all-or-nothing principle.
The upgrade also includes a fee-sponsorship option that allows major institutions to pay network fees on behalf of their clients, eliminating the need for ordinary users to purchase and hold the native $XRP token. This could transform XRPL into a primary infrastructure platform for the compliant circulation of tokenized capital.