XRP Ledger (XRPL) to Launch Permission Domain Amendment in Hours: Details

Key Insights:

• Permissioned Domains Amendment is now enabled on XRP Ledger (XRPL), allowing institutions to create compliant zones on the protocol
• Spot XRP ETFs resumed inflows registered a strong net inflow of $19.46 million on Tuesday, Feb.4, 2026
• XRP price lags, with analyst forecasting more downtrend and a potential rejection zone between $1.62 – $1.65

XRP Ledger (XRPL) validator Vet, revealed the launch of a new amendment feature to the protocol. According to Vet, XRPL is launching the Permissioned Domains amendment in roughly 13 hours from when he gave the announcement.

XRP Ledger (XRPL) Domain Permission Amendment Goes Live

Vet announced the news via his official X post today, February 4, 2026. The new protocol upgrade to the XRPL introduces Permissioned Domains.

These are essentially controlled, compliant-based zones on the public and permissionless XRPL blockchain. In its latest update, Bithomp announced that the long-awaited PermissionedDomains Amendment is now enabled on XRPL.

According to Vet, anyone can create and own a Permissioned Domain. The domain owner defines access rules based on credentials.

However, only accounts or users holding the required verified credentials can participate in activities within that domain.

Still, the XRP Ledger remains open and decentralized overall, but specific subsets can be shielded for compliance and regulatory requirements. In this case, the protocol can function without needing a fully separate private chain.

The activation of Permissioned Domains is a big deal for institutional adoption. Typically, institutions like banks, and financial firms often cannot participate in fully decentralized exchange (DEX) environments due to regulatory needs.

But, Permissioned Domains solve this by allowing institutions to create compliant zones on the public XRP Ledger (XRPL). This bridges traditional finance and decentralized finance (DeFi), potentially unlocking massive institutional capital flows.

With Permissioned Domains, a “permissioned DEX” can restrict trading. Thus, only credential-verified accounts in a specific domain can accept offers and create liquidity pools.

This enables regulated, institutional-grade decentralized trading. According to Vet, more features can utilize this “zone” in the future, like XLS-87.

XRP ETF Regains Momentum Amid XRPL News

Amid the XRP Ledger (XRPL) update, the spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) is back to registering inflows. On Feb.3, 2026, the XRP spot ETFs recorded a strong net inflow of $19.46 million, according to data from SoSoValue.

This marked a clear return to positive territory after some negative outflow sessions earlier in the week.

Canary’s XRPC saw the highest net daily inflows of $405.4 million. The Bitwise spot XRP product, XRP,  came second, amounting to $343.25 million.

Franklin Templeton’s XRPZ followed behind with a total net daily inflows of $314.54 million. Grayscale’s GXRP also saw inflows reaching $138.51 million, but the TOXR fund from 21Shares saw outflows of $530,140.

Cumulative inflows since the XRP spot ETFs launched in late 2025 have reached around $1.2 billion.

The ETFs launched strongly during the initial phase, registering 15 consecutive days of inflows despite prevailing market uncertainty. This suggests ongoing institutional interest, possibly due to XRP’s utility in payments on the XRP Ledger.

XRP Price Analysis

As regards XRP price, it is still experiencing volatility. As of this writing, XRP price traded at $1.58, down 1.24% over the past 24 hours.

However, the daily trading volume increased by 26.8% to $4.09 billion. This suggests that the XRP Ledger (XRPL) news has some impact on the investors.

In an X post, Chill Trader released an analysis of XRP price. Chill Trader shared a chart and noted that “XRP is forming a symmetrical triangle, a classic continuation pattern in a downtrend.”

In crypto technical analysis, a symmetrical triangle forms when the price makes a series of lower highs and a series of higher lows.

The two converging trendlines create a “triangle” shape that shows decreasing volatility and a period of consolidation.

Chill Trader specified XRP price is in a downtrend, which is interpreted as a bearish continuation pattern.

The analyst predicted an ideal breakout target of $1.39 for XRP price. They emphasized that price reacts in the mid-zone around $1.50, 80% of the time.

As a result, they forecasted a potential rejection zone between $1.62 – $1.65. Besides, it also boosts market optimism as XRP Ledger (XRPL) is gaining notable traction from traders.