Ripple trims XRPL codebase and tests AI-only auditing ahead of native lending launch
Ripple is proposing to strip over 10,000 lines of dormant XChainBridge code from the XRP Ledger · dead code is a quiet liability, and removing it meaningfully reduces the surface area an attacker can probe. Simultaneously, the Lending Protocol V1.1 is being run through Sherlock's AI-only audit engine, which is notable because it positions machine-driven security review as a potential industry benchmark rather than a supplement to human auditors.
🟢 Bullish · proactive security hardening ahead of a major protocol expansion reduces technical risk and signals institutional-grade seriousness
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