XRP ledger resumes operations after a brief network disruption

The XRP Ledger has fully resumed operations after an unexpected disruption in transaction validation caused the network to halt for about an hour on Feb. 5, 2025.

RippleX confirmed that XRP Ledger has resumed activity though the exact cause of the disruption is still unclear. Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, acknowledged the issue in his post on X, stating that validators had stopped publishing confirmations despite the consensus mechanism functioning normally. His preliminary observations suggest that servers may have deliberately withheld validations to prevent incorrect ledger acceptance.

Schwartz initially believed that multiple validator operators manually intervened to restore the network. However, he later clarified that only one operator took action, but it was “still not entirely clear if that solved the problem or the network self-healed.” He also assured that “no ledgers that received majority validation were lost or affected in any way.”

In the XRP Ledger, consensus is vital for processing transactions. If validators fail to agree on which transactions to include, the network halts. Prior to this, on Nov. 25, the XRP Ledger faced a brief outage lasting about 10 minutes. Several nodes crashed and restarted simultaneously, leading to a temporary halt in transaction processing. Ripple addressed the issue by urging validators and node operators to upgrade to the latest version, Rippled 2.3.0, to enhance network stability and prevent similar incidents. 

Despite the disruption, Ripple (XRP) price remained relatively stable, trading at approximately $2.50, with a 4% change over the last 24 hours.