While Ripple plays a key role in the XRP ecosystem by contributing code and infrastructure, it cannot unilaterally enforce changes to the XRP Ledger. Any protocol amendments must receive over 80% support from trusted validators for two consecutive weeks before activation. This decentralized process ensures that validators and node operators collectively control network changes, preventing any single entity, including Ripple, from having full control. Recent upgrades like BatchV1_1 demonstrate how validator consensus governs the timing and approval of network updates.
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