The XRP Ledger has taken a concrete step toward a significant protocol upgrade: validators have voted in favor of the Permissioned Domains amendment, kicking off the network’s standard two-week activation window. If support holds, the feature will go live at the protocol level on February 4, 2026. The approval was confirmed in commentary on X by Vincent Van Code, a widely followed software engineer in the XRP community. Amendments on the XRP Ledger require sustained consensus from trusted validators — more than 80% support for two consecutive weeks — to activate. That threshold is designed to ensure changes reflect broad agreement across the validator set and prevent unilateral protocol shifts. Currently, the Permissioned Domains amendment has 85.29% support; if the figure stays above 80% for the two-week period, the change will be enacted. If support falls below 80%, the timer resets and the process restarts. What are Permissioned Domains? Permissioned Domains create gated, controlled environments within the broader public XRP Ledger. Anyone can define a permissioned domain on-chain, becoming its owner with the ability to update settings or delete it. Domains can restrict participation to accounts that hold specific verifiable credentials, so certain activities can be limited to verified participants while leaving the base ledger open and public. Why it matters This feature addresses a recurring institutional pain point: the need to operate within regulatory frameworks while leveraging a public blockchain. Permissioned Domains let developers and financial institutions build on the public XRP Ledger without resorting to off-chain workarounds or private chains. Potential use cases include: - Permissioned decentralized exchanges for regulated trading of tokenized securities, compliant stablecoins, real-world assets, and FX instruments among approved counterparties. - Controlled lending protocols, restricted liquidity pools, and treasury operations accessible only to verified entities. - On-ledger governance and operational models that can enforce KYC/AML or other compliance rules via verifiable credentials. Broader context The vote on Permissioned Domains comes amid growing institutional interest in the XRP Ledger. At Davos 2026, Ripple’s CEO highlighted increasing integration of the ledger with global financial infrastructure, including closer engagement with banking partners and tokenization initiatives. If Permissioned Domains activate as expected, the upgrade could accelerate those efforts by giving institutions a way to participate on-chain under controlled conditions. What to watch next Monitor validator support over the two-week activation window. If the current 85.29% holds through the window, the amendment will activate on February 4, 2026; if support drops below 80%, the countdown restarts. Either way, the outcome will be a key signal about institutional readiness to build compliant, on-ledger solutions on the XRP Ledger. Read more AI-generated news on: undefined/news

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