Permission Delegation Coming to XRP Ledger: Here's Why It Matters

Cover image via U.Today Disclaimer: The opinions expressed by our writers are their own and do not represent the views of U.Today. The financial and market information provided on U.Today is intended for informational purposes only. U.Today is not liable for any financial losses incurred while trading cryptocurrencies. Conduct your own research by contacting financial experts before making any investment decisions. We believe that all content is accurate as of the date of publication, but certain offers mentioned may no longer be available. Vet, an XRPL validator and director of community at the XRP Ledger Foundation , shared about an XRP Ledger feature that could change how treasury management works. Advertisement According to Vet, Permission Delegation is a new functionality for compliance coming to the XRP Ledger soon. The feature will allow users to delegate specific tasks onchain while keeping account keys in cold storage, with Vet adding that "It was born out of the need to manage a treasury." Permission Delegation is a new functionality for compliance coming to the XRP Ledger soon. Allowing to delegate specific tasks on chain while keeping account keys in cold storage. "It was born out of the need to manage a treasury" pic.twitter.com/eSsz2fZu6w — Vet (@Vet_X0) July 15, 2026 Permission Delegation is the function of granting various permissions to another account to send permissions on behalf of the user's account. Permission Delegation can be used to enable flexible security paradigms such as role-based access control, instead of or alongside techniques such as multi-signing. Advertisement You Might Also Like Mon, 06/29/2026 - 07:50 XRPL Security Upgrade? Ripple CTO Emeritus Pitches Anti Front-Running Plan By Tomiwabold Olajide HOT Stories Legendary Trader Spots Possible Bitcoin Bottom Pattern Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), XRP and Zcash (ZEC) Price Analysis for July 16: Rapid Injection of Volume Discussions about Permission Delegation date back to 2024. The amendment XLS-75d "Permission Delegation" was introduced in XRPL v2.6.1 but was later disabled in September 2025 due to a bug that allowed an account to charge transaction fees to any other account and could have been maliciously used to drain an account's XRP balance; hence, the feature was not enabled on mainnet. Vet's recent comments suggest that Permission Delegation might soon be coming to the XRP Ledger, which will unlock fresh potential on the XRPL . Advertisement XRP milestones In a recent milestone, the fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment — a collection of fixes for Single Asset Vaults, the Lending Protocol, the permissioned DEX, Multi-Purpose Tokens, and permissioned domains — has achieved a majority, entering a two-week activation period on the XRP Ledger with 30 yes votes. You Might Also Like Sun, 07/12/2026 - 09:20 Ripple Vice President Heads to Key Event as XRP Ledger Momentum Builds By Tomiwabold Olajide The XRP Ledger has surpassed 8 million accounts, thanks to continuous growth. According to XRP Ledger Services, an XRP explorer, the total currently stands at 8,001,658. CryptoQuant reports that Binance's XRP reserves have hit their lowest level since February this month, falling to 2.61 billion XRP. This suggests a reduced supply of XRP on the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. #XRP Ledger #XRPL #XRP