Ripple and Immunefi have announced a strategic collaboration to boost the security of the XRP Ledger (XRPL) Lending Protocol in a broader push to position it as an institutional-grade settlement 0 partnership was unveiled on October 13 and introduces an “Attackathon” designed to stress-test the proposed XRPL Lending Protocol ahead of its expected validator vote later this 1 this initiative top-tier Web3 security researchers from around the world are invited to identify vulnerabilities in the protocol competing for a $200,000 prize 2 Goes Institutional According to the official press release shared with CryptoPotato
in addition to the bug-hunting competition the Attackathon Academy will provide participants with targeted training on XRPL technology running from October 13 to November 3 XRPL Lending Protocol itself represents a major step in Ripple’s enterprise-focused blockchain strategy offering pooled lending and underwritten credit natively on the 4 system is designed to automate the full loan lifecycle
from issuance to repayment while linking borrowers to global liquidity sources and enabling lenders to earn yield on idle 5 integrating with existing risk and compliance processes the protocol aims to improve transparency efficiency
and accessibility in credit 6 a statement Jasmine Cooper Head of Product at RippleX said
“XRPL was designed to support secure real-world financial applications and that’s especially important as lending is introduced to the 7 initiative is about making sure the proposed Lending Protocol is thoroughly tested and resilient before launch so developers and institutions can build with 8 with Immunefi allows us to work with some of the top security researchers to help strengthen this new layer of XRPL’s DeFi infrastructure.” XRPL Sees Strong September Activity September 2025 was a busy month for the XRPL ecosystem with product improvements
compliance milestones and community 9 reported by CryptoPotato self-custody cryptocurrency wallet Joey Wallet simplified onboarding integrating MoonPay
First Ledger and XRPCafe while XRPScan introduced an amendment voting timeline for transparency in validator 10 Wallet 4.2.1 removed trustline requirements and allowed seamless token transfers and MoonPay Sell integration for full fiat-to-XRP 11 compliance the Credentials amendment went live
enabling decentralized on-chain identity verification for regulated 12 and gaming also saw 13 went live on testnet through XRPL Commons partnerships and the XRPL Commons Aquarium Residency welcomed builders from 11 countries.
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