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Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), David Schwartz, is testing a new “hub server” designed to make the XRP Ledger stronger and more reliable.
He has been running it in a test environment and recently shared that it’s nearly ready for production.
Schwartz’s Hub Server Nears Production
In a progress update, he shared that the system ran smoothly over the past 24 hours. There was a small latency spike affecting a few weak links, and a minor bandwidth drop that was just a monitoring glitch.
Schwartz clarified that the glitch was not caused by the hub server. XRPL processed 11,000 requests per second from 173 peers without any problems. He is also working on improving the monitoring system to avoid similar hiccups.
Schwartz is running a hub server to help XRPL nodes stay more reliably connected. He has not managed production servers in a while, so he is enjoying the process.
Kaiko Flags Security Concerns for XRPL
Despite these developments, XRPL is facing challenges with its security and decentralization.
XRP Ledger ranked last for security in Kaiko’s latest blockchain report, scoring 41/100. Out of 15 blockchains analyzed, XRPL scored the lowest at 41, behind Polygon (44) and Stellar (45), while Ethereum led with 83.
Key concerns included a hack earlier this year, a relatively small number of validators, and a low Nakamoto coefficient, which measures how many entities would need to collude to compromise the network.
Although it has security and decentralization challenges, ongoing improvements and future upgrades aim to make it more reliable and stronger in the long run.
Schwartz Aims to Strengthen XRPL
Schwartz had previously shared that, looking at the network now, the most useful addition would be a high-quality hub, which would have reserved connections for validators, other hubs, and application servers.
Schwartz has also highlighted XRPL as public and permissionless, with optional features for regulated use. This makes it well-positioned to serve as critical infrastructure for the world’s financial system.
Looking ahead, he sees the XRPL gaining more programmability, compliance tools, and deeper institutional liquidity.