Ripple (XRP) announced an AI-based security program for the XRP Ledger, and a dedicated red team has already identified over 10 bugs in the blockchain codebase.
The next XRPL software release will focus solely on bug fixes and improvements without adding new features.
RippleX Engineering Lead **Ayo Akinyele** explained in a blog post how to integrate machine learning tools throughout the entire protocol development lifecycle.
This strategy includes adversarial code scanning for all pull requests, automated stress testing, and continuous threat modeling.
AI team targets legacy code issues
The AI-assisted red team simulates attacker behavior using fuzzing and automated adversarial testing, focusing on how functionalities interact at the intersection of legacy code and new features.
Minor bugs have been shared publicly, and the rest are being prioritized for fixes.
The XRPL has been operating continuously since 2012, processing over 100 million ledgers and supporting more than 3 billion transactions.
This security enhancement is taking place as Ripple expands institutional use cases, including a pilot under the Singapore BLOOM initiative and the introduction of the RLUSD stablecoin, which surpassed a $1 billion market capitalization in its first year.
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Amendment standards are becoming stricter
Ripple is raising the bar by strengthening the protocol revision requirements, mandating multiple independent security audits for significant changes.
Additionally, they are expanding collaborations with XRPL Commons, the XRPL Foundation, and independent researchers.
This strategy, composed of six pillars, also includes the modernization of the XRPL codebase to address structural issues such as limited type safety and inconsistent interactions between functions. Ripple plans to collaborate with the XRPL Foundation to publish security standards for new revisions in the coming weeks.
According to CoinGecko data as of March 26, XRP is trading at $1.34, down 5% in a day, recording its lowest price in over two weeks. The token price remains 63% lower than its all-time high of $3.65 recorded in July 2025.
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