XRP Ledger Activates On-Chain KYC/AML In Major Upgrade
The XRP Ledger (XRPL) activated its “Credentials” amendment on September 4, 2025 at 03:51:21 UTC, bringing a native, standards-aligned identity layer to the base protocol and enabling KYC/AML-aware flows directly on-chain. The upgrade follows the XRPL’s amendment governance model—an 80%+ validator supermajority maintained for two weeks—culminating in an EnableAmendment event that permanently switches the new […]
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Bitcoin advocates are celebrating the successful implementation of the Taproot upgrade after block height 709,632. The upgrade was highly anticipated as it was one of the biggest changes since the introduction of Segregated Witness (Segwit) in 2017. After the upgrade was completed, the Bitcoin community discussed the slew of benefits Taproot and Schnorr signatures have to offer and have started measuring Taproot usage as well.
Taproot Has Been Activated on the Bitcoin Blockchain
At 12:15 a.m. (EST) at block height 709,632, at difficulty period 352, Taproot was officially....
In mid-June, the ‘Speedy Trial’ lock-in period for the Bitcoin network upgrade Taproot locked in at block height 687,285 and was mined by the bitcoin mining pool Slushpool. Taproot is expected to activate on the network on Sunday, November 14, 2021, and the upgrade is considered one of the largest changes the protocol has seen since Segregated Witness (Segwit) went live in 2017.
Bitcoin Upgrade Taproot Expected to Activate on Sunday
Taproot is expected to activate and go live on the main network on Sunday, November 14, 2021, following the lock-in period this past....
A new upgrade to the Ripple network is giving the XRP Ledger a significant boost in privacy. The company’s developers have added new privacy tools that keep user and payment details hidden during transaction confirmation. The update represents a massive leap for XRP Ledger privacy, allowing users to send and confirm transactions without exposing personal […]