Validator Points to NFT Exchange Functionality in XRP Ledger’s Proposed ‘Batch’ Upgrade

XRP Ledger’s Proposed ‘Batch’ Amendment Could Enable Atomic NFT-to-NFT Trades

A new amendment proposal for the XRP Ledger, dubbed Batch (XLS-56), is gaining traction among developers and validators for its potential to bring atomic transaction capabilities to the network — a change that could pave the way for peer-to-peer NFT-to-NFT trading.

Pseudonymous validator Vet shared his testing experience on the XRP devnet, showing that Batch can group multiple actions such as NFT minting and payments into one seamless operation. The system processes all bundled transactions together, ensuring that either every action succeeds or none do — an approach known as atomic execution.

Vet suggested that this feature could support a fully decentralized NFT barter platform where users trade multiple NFTs in a single transaction, citing a potential game-inspired interface similar to RuneScape to make the experience more intuitive.

As of now, the proposal has received 68.57% validator approval, just short of the 80% threshold required for network activation. The XRP Ledger (XRPL) — a decentralized blockchain built to power Ripple’s global payments ecosystem — continues to evolve with such upgrades driven by its validator community.

Inside the Batch (XLS-56) Proposal

The Batch amendment enables grouped, atomic transactions on XRPL, allowing up to eight operations to be executed simultaneously as one unified action. If one fails, the entire batch is reversed, ensuring transactional integrity.

According to Teucrium’s Substack analysis, Batch supports four execution modes to suit different use cases:

• ALLORNOTHING – Executes all bundled transactions together or none at all.
• ONLYONE – Processes only the first successful transaction in the group.
• UNTILFAILURE – Runs transactions sequentially until an error occurs.
• INDEPENDENT – Executes all transactions individually within the same batch.

Developers believe this functionality will expand XRPL’s potential far beyond payments, powering complex decentralized exchanges, multi-step trading logic, and NFT marketplaces where atomic execution is crucial.

If activated, the Batch amendment would mark one of the most significant functional upgrades in XRPL’s evolution — bringing advanced programmability and enhanced composability to one of crypto’s most established blockchains.