Originally expected to activate October 23, 2026, the XRP Ledger amendment fixCleanup3_4_0's two-week countdown restarted when validator support fell to 26 votes on October 21, 2026, below the required 29-vote threshold, before recovering two hours later

How blockchain protocols make collective decisions about upgrades, funding, and rules, whether through on-chain voting, off-chain social consensus, or foundation stewardship.

Rules by which distributed networks agree on a shared ledger, from proof of work mining to proof of stake validation, trading off security, energy use, and decentralization.