Ripple restores XRP Ledger after one-hour network interruption

Ripple's (CRYPTO:XRP) XRP Ledger has resumed operations following a network halt that lasted just over an hour on February 4.

The disruption, which occurred at block height 93,927,174, prevented validations from being published for 64 minutes.

David Schwartz, Ripple's chief technology officer, confirmed the incident and noted that while consensus mechanisms were functioning, validations were not being published, causing the network to drift apart.

Validator operators had to manually intervene to establish a reliable starting point to restore consensus and bring the network back online.

Schwartz indicated that the situation was still under investigation, with preliminary observations suggesting that very few Unique Node List (UNL) validators needed to make adjustments to reboot the network.

"It looked like consensus was running but validations were not being published," he stated, highlighting the complexity of the issue.

Despite the halt, Ripple assured users that their funds remained safe throughout the incident.

Data from XRPSCAN indicates that around 88,000 transactions may have been delayed due to the network interruption.

The incident sparked discussions about the centralisation of the XRP Ledger, especially as only a small number of nodes were involved in restoring normal operations.

Critics pointed out that while Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) boasts over one million daily active validators, XRP Ledger's structure relies on a limited number of validators, raising concerns about its resilience.

During the network halt, XRP's price fell to a 24-hour low of $2.45 but rebounded by 3.2% to $2.53 shortly after normal operations resumed.

At the time of reporting, the XRP (XRP) price was $2.50.