XRP Ledger upgrade uncovers bugs while Ripple enables AI agent payments

The June 15 release of xrpld version 3.2.0 for the XRP Ledger introduced performance and security enhancements but triggered a series of bug reports. Only about 26% of network nodes have adopted the new software. Reported problems include node synchronization failures, configuration‑file parsing crashes, transaction‑relay miscalculations, validator‑list distribution gaps, consensus‑routing issues and a potential unsigned‑integer overflow, though none have caused a network‑wide outage.

After the upgrade, Ripple announced that the ledger now supports AI agents making payments with XRP and Ripple’s stablecoin RLUSD via the X402 protocol. To develop and secure this capability, Ripple is recruiting a Staff Software Engineer for its GenAI Platform in San Francisco, tasked with building multi‑agent orchestration, runtime environments, security controls and developer tooling for autonomous payments.