LendingProtocolV1_1 is open for validator consideration on the XRP Ledger, or XRPL, proposing closed-ended lending vaults and cash-basis interest accounting. The vote would change how vaults structure deposits and report returns.
Under the proposed structure, a vault moves through subscription, investment, and redemption stages. Assets can enter during subscription; brokers can originate loans during investment; and withdrawals take place during redemption.
Existing open-ended vaults allow users to enter and exit at any time, a flexibility that can affect how gains are distributed among participants. With closed-ended vaults, the subscription window fixes membership: once it closes, no new shares can be minted during the investment or redemption stages.
The amendment record describes LendingProtocolV1_1 as an extension of the LendingProtocol and SingleAssetVault amendments. If enabled, it would also limit the creation of new loan brokers to closed-ended vaults, tying new lending activity to the updated structure.
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XRPL Cash Accounting Recognizes Interest After Payment
The accounting change would make interest income count only when a borrower actually makes a payment. The current design recognizes scheduled interest when a loan originates, including interest that has not yet been received.
Under the proposal, a vault’s AssetsTotal would reflect interest received rather than future interest expected. The change affects when income is recorded.
The XRPL Lending Protocol documentation describes a three-part DeFi lending system. LendingProtocol supplies the loan-broker functions, including origination, repayment, and default handling; SingleAssetVault supplies pooled assets; and LendingProtocolV1_1 adds closed-ended vaults and revised interest accounting.
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The proposed DeFi lending design uses fixed-term, uncollateralized loans and does not include automated on-chain collateral or liquidation management. Loan brokers may provide first-loss capital to cover some missed payments.
That makes this an infrastructure proposal, not evidence of borrower demand, guaranteed yield, or a live XRPL lending market. A broader XRPL infrastructure development likewise does not establish that this lending system has been adopted.
Under XRPL’s amendment rules, a proposal needs support from more than 80% of trusted validators for two weeks. If support drops below that threshold, the period restarts; validators check status at each flag ledger, usually around every 15 minutes, while a majority is counted every 256th ledger.
The current support level for LendingProtocolV1_1 was not available in the materials reviewed, and no target activation or lending launch date was provided. LendingProtocolV1_1 must activate before LendingProtocol and SingleAssetVault can proceed, and all three amendments must be approved before lending launches on mainnet.
There is also a software requirement: older xrpld releases without the amendment code can become amendment blocked. Until upgraded, those servers cannot validate ledgers, process transactions, join consensus, or vote on future amendments.
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