The XRP Ledger is moving closer to introducing native lending capabilities, a development that could expand the network’s role in institutional finance. Validator support for the proposed lending protocol has increased in recent weeks, bringing the blockchain closer to an upgrade that would allow financial institutions and other participants to access fixed-term lending directly through the network. According to the November 11 voting snapshot, the LendingProtocol amendment received support from 22 of the XRP Ledger’s 35 trusted validators, while the accompanying SingleAssetVault amendment secured 23 votes. Both proposals require at…
