One of the main participants in the $XRP The community and a real XRPL validator, known online as Vet, have drawn a line under the current development of the network in a new article, detailing what will happen to the ecosystem in the near future. Of course, the main point of the list of upcoming changes is the long-awaited breakthrough in privacy.
How will the ZKP change $XRP?
For a long time, $XRP Ledger, like Bitcoin, has been criticized for excessive transparency. According to Vet, the solution to this problem is already approaching and will be implemented using Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology.
The central element of the new architecture will be the ZKP technology itself, which allows the network to confirm the validity of a transaction, the availability of funds and the absence of double spending without revealing sensitive data such as the transfer amount, the sender and recipient addresses or the type of asset transferred.
I think interoperability and programmability people will love ZKP.
– Veterinarian (@Vet_X0) March 14, 2026
The second component of privacy will be confidentiality upon request. Unlike completely anonymous networks, $XRP will offer a hybrid model. With the XLS-372 standard, users will be able to create versatile confidential tokens. The system will maintain public privacy while providing special viewing keys to auditors or regulators to ensure compliance.
What else awaits $XRP ecosystem?
In addition to the privacy change, Vet highlighted several other key directions that will make XRPL a super blockchain in the years to come:
- The integration of artificial intelligence and its use to optimize protocol development and create entirely new coded projects.
- The launch of new stablecoin and FX markets, the emergence of even more ETFs as well as digital trust assets such as Evernode.
- Complete network programmability through smart contracts and extensions that will enable $XRP to compete with Ethereum and Solana in DeFi.
We also discussed the development of $XRP Alphanetwork — a specialized environment, a kind of next-generation test network where quantum-resistant algorithms and derivative sidechains are already tested.