According to CoinDesk, the scheduled two‑week countdown for deploying a bug fix to the XRP Ledger was shortened after validator participation fell for approximately two hours. At that moment only 26 of the 35 validators were providing support, causing the automatic timer associated with the fix to expire. Following the dip, validator participation recovered and returned to 31 of 35 validators.
Because the countdown no longer remained valid, developers postponed implementation of the bug fix to a later date in November. The adjustment reflects the need to await continued validator consensus before proceeding with the deployment.
