The XRP Ledger is scheduled to enable important fixes approximately 9 days from now. The “fixDirectoryLimit” amendment received a majority, reaching 85.71% consensus. According to xrpscan, the current countdown to activation of the amendment is 8 days and 23 hours and is scheduled to take effect on December 18, 2025 at 3:00:40 PM UTC.
This “fixDirectoryLimit” fix removes the directory page limit. This is because the object reservation requirement provides enough incentive to avoid creating unnecessary objects on the XRP Ledger.
Each version of rippled is compiled with a list of known fixes and the code that implements them. Ripple validator operators will configure their servers to vote on these amendments.
Version 2.6.2 of rippled, the reference server implementation for the XRP Ledger protocol, added a fixDirectoryLimit fix and critical bug fixes.
For an amendment to pass successfully, support must remain above the 80% threshold for two weeks.
An important warning has been issued
There is a countdown for the “fixDirectoryLimit” fix activation scheduled in about 9 days, so nodes running on any of the previous Ripple versions (2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.0, 2.6.1) may have the fix blocked on December 18th if they don't upgrade.
Modification blocks are a security feature to protect the accuracy of XRP Ledger data. Once the fix takes effect, servers running previous versions of rippled without the source code for the fix will not be able to understand the rules of your network. Rather than guessing or misinterpreting ledger data, these servers may be blocked from modification and unable to determine the validity of the ledger, send or process transactions, participate in the consensus process, or vote on future modifications.
In positive news for XRP, the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund listed and began trading as an ETF on the NYSE Arca today after being placed on hold by the SEC. Cryptocurrency reporter Eleanor Terret made this clear in a recent tweet. The fund includes exposure to XRP and nine other crypto assets, including BTC and ETH.
