In a recent tweet, RippleX head of engineering, J. Ayo Akinyele, shares expectations for the year 2026. đ§ â¨
According to Akinyele, 2026 is set to be an incredible year with key features including privacy, programmability, interoperability via zero knowledge proofs and DeFi (on-chain lending) coming to XRP Ledger. đ¤Ż
Akinyele adds that formal verification and a more modular XRPL implementation are also coming to the network. Because nothing says “trust us” like a bunch of code thatâs been checked by a computer. đ§Ş
Happy New Year, everyone! đ
Grateful for all the builders, validators, and the community pushing the XRP ledger forward. @RippleXDev @Ripple
2026 is going to be an incredible year – privacy, programmability, interop via ZK, and DeFi (i.e, on-chain lending) are coming. Not toâŚ
– J. Ayo Akinyele (@ja_akinyele) January 1, 2026
The expectations for 2026 build on the foundation that was laid through various upgrades and amendments in 2025. Because why stop when youâre ahead? đ
XRPL v3.0.0 was released in December, which adds new amendments, including the lending protocol, which is nearly code-complete but not yet open for voting. Because nothing says âweâre readyâ like âalmost done.â đ§ž
The amendments for the XRP lending protocol are expected to enter validator voting in late January, marking a major step toward activating protocol-native credit markets on XRPL. Because who doesnât want to lend their XRP to a blockchain thatâs still figuring out its own rules? đ¸
Ripple is in collaboration with Common Prefix to specify and formally verify key components (Payment Engine and the Consensus Protocol) of XRP Ledger. Because nothing says âsecurityâ like a team thatâs been known to occasionally misplace a few billion dollars. đľď¸ââď¸
In December, the first formal specification of XRPL Payment Engine, which powers every XRP transfer and multi-asset payment on the network, was published. This marks an important step toward bringing formal verification, the standard used in banking and aerospace, to core XRPL components. Because if itâs good enough for rockets, itâs good enough for crypto, right? đ
Privacy, programmability coming
Last September, Ripple unveiled its road map for XRP Ledger, which emphasized two themes shaping the next stage of XRPLâs institutional DeFi evolution: the launch of a native lending protocol and the integration of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) for privacy. Because who needs transparency when you can have âprivacyâ? đ¤Ť
XRPLâs next major push is programmable privacy, with ZKP integrations already being explored. The first use case: confidential multi-purpose tokens (MPTs), scheduled for launch in Q1, 2026. MPTs will support privacy-preserving collateral management, a key requirement for institutional adoption of tokenized finance. Because nothing says âinstitutionalâ like a system thatâs still learning to tie its own shoes. đ
As regards programmability, progress has been made on extensions, which allow developers to add small, verifiable pieces of code to native features such as escrows or AMMs. Smart Escrows introduce a new layer of programmability to the existing Escrow primitive. Because who doesnât want to add a little extra complexity to their financial transactions? đ§Š
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2026-01-02 14:40