XRP Ledger's Batch V1.1 has maintained 30 of 35 validator votes as of September 20, representing approximately 85% support and keeping the activation countdown on track. According to reports from CoinDesk and 99Bitcoins, the amendment requires at least 80% support for 14 consecutive days before activation, with the current threshold at 28 votes. The countdown began on September 15 at 14:06:41 UTC and points to possible activation shortly after the same time on September 29 if support holds. The latest support level represents a significant increase from the 24 votes (68.57%) recorded earlier this month, when the amendment was still below the activation threshold. However, as noted by crypto.news and 99Bitcoins, two of the current 30 supporters still have room to flip before the window closes, per XRPL's published amendment rules. Validators can change their votes at any point, and if backing dips below 28 before September 29, the 14-day activation clock resets from zero.
RippleX head of engineering Ayo Akinyele confirmed to CoinDesk that asset managers are building around Batch V1.1, though specific partners remain undisclosed. The feature can package up to eight transactions into a single Batch operation, allowing linked asset and payment transfers to settle atomically together. According to the XLS-56 specification, Batch supports four processing modes: All or Nothing, Only One, Until Failure and Independent. The All or Nothing mode is drawing institutional attention, ensuring asset transfer and payment are either both complete or both canceled, removing scenarios where one leg settles while the other doesn't. Batch also enables exchanges, wallets, or marketplaces to bundle fees inside customer transactions, so fee and trade settle together. However, as reported by 99Bitcoins, RippleX has confirmed that asset managers and commercial projects are "preparing to use" Batch ahead of its launch, with specifics to follow once the amendment is live, but no company names, product details, transaction volumes, or launch dates were disclosed. This leaves "preparing to use" and "actually using" as two very different claims, with only the former currently supported.
Batch V1.1 arrived after developers stopped the original Batch proposal in February following a critical signature validation flaw discovered by security researcher Pranamya Keshkamat and Cantina AI's Apex tool on February 19. Under specific conditions, the vulnerable code could stop checking Batch signers after encountering a newly created account, potentially allowing unauthorized transactions without private keys. The revised version, released September 14, has since passed three outside reviews before reaching this final validator voting stage, marking the first time Batch has gotten this close to activation since the withdrawal. The review process included internal adversarial testing, AI-assisted analysis, Sherlock security contest and assessments involving Halborn and Common Prefix. As reported by 99Bitcoins, the original version was pulled earlier in 2026 after auditors found a code flaw that could potentially have allowed unauthorized transactions, though Ripple says no user funds were ever at risk since the amendment never activated on mainnet.
XRP has climbed 22.2% over the past week to $1.58, though the rally may not signal new demand for the token itself. As reported by crypto.news and 99Bitcoins, the price movement came alongside Bitcoin's 13.9% gain over the same stretch, suggesting broader market factors rather than Batch-specific anticipation. The activation requires the amendment to hold at least 28 of 35 validator votes for 14 consecutive days, with the current threshold at 30 votes. If validator support holds above the required margin through the September 29 deadline at 14:06 UTC, Batch activates and Ripple's all-or-nothing settlement becomes live functionality. However, as noted by crypto.news and 99Bitcoins, Batch doesn't require XRP to function, so bundling settlement into a single atomic operation creates no automatic token demand. The real test starts after activation, with any lasting effect on XRP depending on whether asset managers actually route production volume through the new settlement mechanism. The next milestone that actually matters isn't the activation itself; it's whether Ripple can name a single asset manager putting live trades on the ledger once the amendment goes live.
