CoinGape·10h ago·positive

Ex-Ripple CTO David Schwartz Proposes Transaction Reservations to Stop Front-Running on XRP Ledger

David Schwartz, former Ripple CTO, proposed a transaction reservation scheme to prevent front-running and sandwich attacks on the XRP Ledger's DEX and automated market makers. The fix would let users pay a premium to reserve execution slots.

XRPL validators and well-connected nodes can view pending transactions, enabling front-running and sandwich attacks
Schwartz proposed 'ReservedTxns' - a new ledger object that holds transaction IDs for future ledgers
Users pay at least double the normal fee to reserve a slot, limited to 32 slots per ledger
Reserved transactions execute before others in the ledger, preventing front-runners from intervening
The proposal includes built-in DoS protection: attackers would need to pay continuously to disrupt the system

techsecurityImpact 4/10

Why our editor rated this positive

A technical proposal to fix a real security vulnerability on XRPL is positive for the network's DeFi ecosystem. If implemented, it would make XRPL DEX trading safer for users.

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