The lending system of XRP Ledger designed by Ripple is only 7 votes away from activation

According to CoinDesk, Ripple's XRP Ledger lending system designed for banks and payment companies has gained support from 3 additional validators since mid-October, bringing the total votes to 22, still 7 votes short of the 29 required to launch. Both the system and its accompanying SingleAssetVault amendment need to obtain 29 votes each within two consecutive weeks to activate.

As of Wednesday's data, "LendingProtocol" and its first patch each have 22 votes in support, while the "SingleAssetVault" for creating a funding pool has 23 votes. The design requires depositors to deposit XRP or other tokens into the vault, which loan brokers lend out for a fixed term, with borrowers not needing to provide collateral; the system relies on off-chain underwriting and risk management. Additionally, developers are still advancing related work before the voting, with a code merge request planned for November 4 to add a third lending amendment.