{
  "id": 294238,
  "title": "New XRP Ledger amendments target $530 million in tokenized Wall Street assets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/new-xrp-ledger-amendments-target-530-million-in-tokenized-wall-street",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-08T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/07/new-xrp-ledger-amendments-target-usd530-million-in-tokenized-wall-street-assets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A forthcoming update to the XRP Ledger, to be voted on soon, targets over $530 million of tokenized Wall Street assets. The update, part of XRPL version 3.3.0, introduces \"Confidential Transfers,\" a feature designed for institutional users. This privacy tool encrypts the balances and payment amounts within Multi-Purpose Tokens, allowing institutions to move tokens without disclosing the size of every position or transfer. The ledger can still verify the sums without revealing the numbers, using cryptographic proofs. Ripple has been actively pushing the XRPL into tokenized finance, with Aviva Investors recently launching a tokenized share class on the ledger. Currently, about $1.38 billion of distributed real-world assets are tracked on XRPL, with more than $530 million of tokenized assets outside RLUSD, primarily in the hands of a few issuers. The other amendments in version 3.3.0 include batch, sponsor, permission delegation, and dynamic MPT, which aim to streamline transactions and delegate authority. However, the impact of these changes remains to be seen, as XRPL amendments require 80% support from trusted validators before activation.",
  "summary": "The XRP Ledger has released its version 3.3.0, which includes six proposed amendments targeting institutional users and $530 million of tokenized real-world assets. One of these amendments, called Confidential Transfers, aims to encrypt balances and payment amounts on Multi-Purpose Tokens, allowing institutions to move tokens without revealing the size of every position and transfer. This feature uses cryptographic methods to prove the validity of transactions without revealing the underlying numbers. Other amendments focus on batch transactions, sponsor accounts, permission delegation, dynamic MPTs, and memory optimization. These amendments require 80% support from trusted validators before activation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Top News",
        "title": "Wall Street Is deepening Its crypto grip and rewiring the market",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/wall-street-is-deepening-its-crypto-grip-and-rewiring-the-market",
        "published": "2026-08-08T07:27:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}