The $XRP Ledger (XLRP) Foundation has expanded access to public nodes on the $XRP Ledger (XRPL) through a new partnership with Ankr. As part of the agreement, Ankr will provide a global network of public nodes on XRPL. This event occurred just days before the anticipated mainnet xrpld upgrade to version 3.3.0.
Overview of the $XRP Ledger and Ankr Partnership
The new infrastructure aims to simplify interaction with the $XRP Ledger for developers and users, eliminating the need to run their own nodes and expanding network reach.
The $XRP Ledger Foundation stated in a post on X: "We are expanding access to the $XRP Ledger public infrastructure for developers and users with Ankr. Globally distributed XRPL nodes from New York to Singapore will provide you with the best connection."
The XRPL dUNL validator Vet also commented on the deployment. They wrote: "Adding more public $XRP Ledger infrastructure for developers and users without the need to run their own nodes." They mentioned that Ankr has launched a network of RPC nodes with nodes distributed worldwide and a website for monitoring the XRPL network. "Full access to history will be available later," they said.
The interface of the newly launched portal offers free JSON-RPC endpoints for the $XRP Ledger mainnet and testnet. Additionally, it provides a real-time network status overview, block height, average latency, global reach, request volume, and average requests per second.
The "Quick Start" section offers developers ready-to-use examples with cURL and JavaScript. Furthermore, there is a dashboard listing all active nodes in Singapore, New York, Amsterdam, and San Francisco, with traffic automatically routed to the most suitable node.
This is a significant achievement for the XRPL network following the passage last week of the fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment, which received 85.71% support.
About the Upcoming Version 3.3.0 Upgrade
Amidst the node infrastructure deployment, RippleX Head of Product Jazzi Cooper is preparing for the release of xrpld v3.3.0, scheduled for next week, pending validator approval. Announcing the five proposed amendments, Cooper said: "XRPL has already proven its ability to support tokenized assets at scale. Now it's time to use these assets: for global transfers, trading, collateral, and settlement." She added that the release "includes five amendments that bring XRPL significantly closer to that goal."
The proposed amendments to the $XRP Ledger include the introduction of Confidential MPT, which provides privacy for multi-purpose tokens through the application of zero-knowledge proofs. Batching will support atomic settlement and delivery-versus-payment workflows. Delegated Permissions will allow institutions to delegate limited transaction permissions without relinquishing their signing authority.
Meanwhile, the "Sponsored Fees and Reserves" feature will enable banks, issuers, and platforms to pay transaction fees and account reserves for their users. Dynamic MPT will allow issuers to change certain properties of selected tokens after issuance. However, Cooper reminded that "these changes will only take effect after validator approval" on the $XRP Ledger.
