XRPL Dev Drops Truth Bomb: Audits Are Just Fancy Napkins! 🚨

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Well, strap in, folks, because Wietse Wind, the XRPL wizard 🧙‍♂️, has just tossed a wrench into the gears of the XRP Ledger’s amendment process. Apparently, audits and hackathons are about as useful as a screen door on a submarine. 🌊

XRPL’s Amendment Testing: A Comedy of Errors? 🎭

In a recent X post (because who doesn’t love a good rant on social media?), Wind declared that XRPL validators are treating amendments like they’re picking out socks-casually and without much thought. 🧦 But hey, it’s not like a bad amendment could, you know, break the entire network or anything. No biggie. 😅

For the uninitiated, an amendment is basically XRPL’s way of saying, “Let’s spice things up!” 🎉 It’s a new feature or tweak that needs 80% of validators to nod along before it goes live. Once it’s in, it’s in for good-like a tattoo you got on a dare. 🦹‍♂️

Wind didn’t hold back, calling out audits, hackathons, and dev testing as the crypto equivalent of a participation trophy. 🏆 “Not enough,” he grumbled. “Combine them, repeat them, and for the love of all that’s holy, stop ‘yolo-voting’ like you’re at a casino!” 🎰

If anyone ever wonders about my rants* about XRPL amendments needing better testing…

And no, a hackathon is not enough
No, an audit is not enough
No, devs testing is not enough

All of them combined, several iterations.

No “yolo-voting”. No “I trust it’s fine because…”

– Wietse Wind – 🪝🛠 Xaman® + XRPL + Xahau (@WietseWind) November 3, 2025

Translation? Wind wants validators to stop voting “yes” just because it’s trendy or their crypto buddy said so. 🕶️ After all, one bad amendment could turn XRPL into a digital dumpster fire. 🔥

The Good, the Bad, and the Batch 🧾

Meanwhile, Wind is hyped about the Batch feature (XLS-56), which lets you bundle transactions like you’re packing a digital lunchbox. 🥪 But he’s worried it might flop harder than a pancake without syrup because, well, people might not get it. 🤷‍♂️

On the flip side, Uphold execs are popping champagne corks 🍾 over the Multi-Purpose Token (MPT) Standard, which they say will make regulators do a happy dance. 🎉 Banks can now issue stablecoins, bonds, and tokenized assets directly on XRPL-because who doesn’t love more financial jargon? 📈

But wait, there’s drama! Popular validator Vet vetoed the Token Escrow amendment, saying it’s like trying to fix a leaky roof during a hurricane. 🌪️ Better to wait until it’s done right, he argues. Wise words, Vet. Wise words. 🧠

So, there you have it: XRPL’s amendment process is a wild ride of rants, vetoes, and high stakes. Let’s just hope they figure it out before someone accidentally breaks the internet. 🌐

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2025-11-03 17:22