XRP News Today: Ripple Ledger XLS-85 Upgrade Empowers...

By Drift Striker · February 19, 2026

Ripple’s XRP Ledger (XRPL) has activated the XLS‑85 upgrade on February 12, 2026, enabling escrow functionality for all Trustline‑based tokens—such as stablecoins and Multi‑Purpose Tokens (MPTs)—and marking a major leap toward institutional-grade blockchain infrastructure. What XLS‑85 Means for the XRP Ledger XLS‑85 removes the long-standing restriction that escrow on XRPL only applied to XRP. With […]