Xumm Lead Developer Reveals v2.4.0 Will Roll Out Soon

Only some testing is left.

Xumm and XRPL senior developer Wietse Wind has revealed that developers are close to launching Xumm 2.4.0.

Wind made this known in a tweet today, noting that developers only had some testing left to do. Sharing a screenshot of the task manager, Wind revealed that developers have successfully tested 25 features, with 33 left to test and one to do.

Done & Tested:
25
To test:
33
Todo:
1

Closing in on Xumm 2.4 (some testing to do 😉)

Here's to @baltazar223's persistence 🍻 pic.twitter.com/uDHUEbgc8T

— WietseWind – 🛠 XUMM @ XRPL Labs (@WietseWind) February 13, 2023

As highlighted in a previous report, the update to the native XRP Ledger wallet will bring XLS-20 support that is native NFT functionality.

The latest update comes as XRPL and Xumm-related development activity has picked up in the past year. As reported less than two weeks ago, Wind shared a chart showing 811 weekly downloads compared to a previous 99.

Notably, developers are working on several projects, including:

• Adding more providers to the so-called “Buy & Sell XRP” App, an embedded app on the Xumm wallet that will allow users to buy XRP for fiat choosing from different providers 
• An opt-in profiles feature, currently available for Xumm Pro beta users, similar to the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), with protections against impersonation
• A Xumm QR payments feature to facilitate crypto payments at retail stores. 
• XLS-34d to leverage negotiable payment methods available on the XRPL previously restricted to XRP for other issued tokens. 
• XLS-35d to introduce lightweight NFTs to the XRPL.
• A Hooks sidechain with XRP as the native currency to showcase Hooks smart contract capabilities before it goes live on the XRPL 

All of these come as the XRPL reached a unique milestone yesterday, closing Ledger 77,777,777, as disclosed by Dr. J. Scott Branson, an advisor at the XRPL Foundation and a network validator. It is a testament to the network’s continued existence after nearly 11 years.

🤯 🎉

The #XRPLedger just closed ledger number 77,777,777!

It’s an honor our widely trusted Cabbit Tech validator played a part in validating that (and so many other) ledger!

Here’s to the next 77 million ledgers 🍻

🎉🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/8ay4JVdhTW

— Dr. J. Scott Branson (@JScottBranson) February 13, 2023