Ripple CTO: XRPL Needs Consensus on AMM Feature
Ripple ’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, has proposed that XRP Ledger ( XRPL ) validators consider implementing an automated market maker ( AMM ) feature only if there is consensus within the community. In a recent tweet thread, Schwartz acknowledged AMM s as an intriguing aspect of decentralized finance. However, he cautioned validators against unilaterally voting to implement AMM capabilities on the XRPL . In general though, validators shouldn't vote YES individually. The community should make a decision and then validators should nearly all vote YES when they believe the community is on board and enough nodes support the change. The amendment voting process is intended to… — David "JoelKatz" Schwartz (@JoelKatz) October 6, 2023 Schwartz talks about the possibility of AMM going live Schwartz noted that if a majority of validators back the change after perceiving community consensus, AMM functionality could go live within two weeks post-voti...