{"id":4347,"date":"2026-06-29T23:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/?p=4347"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:39:57","slug":"david-schwartz-proposes-new-plan-to-reduce-front-running-on-xrpl-dex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.coinsignals.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/david-schwartz-proposes-new-plan-to-reduce-front-running-on-xrpl-dex\/","title":{"rendered":"David Schwartz Proposes New Plan to Reduce Front Running on XRPL DEX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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David Schwartz, co founder of the XRP Ledger, has introduced a new proposal aimed at reducing front running on the XRPL decentralized exchange and automated market maker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal centers on a transaction reservation system designed to give users guaranteed execution priority if they pay a reservation fee before a ledger closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schwartz\u2019s idea came in response to concerns raised by XRPresso.io, which argued that validators and well connected nodes may be able to exploit visibility into pending transactions before validation to gain an advantage over regular traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing Front Running Concerns on XRPL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to XRPresso.io, transactions on the XRP Ledger often remain visible in a public queue before a ledger closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This allows validators and certain nodes to monitor pending trades and potentially determine whether sandwich attacks or other front running strategies would be profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because transaction ordering on XRPL follows a known and deterministic process based on transaction hashes, bad actors could submit multiple similar transactions to improve their chances of securing favorable execution positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, everyday traders using standard wallets or trading applications could be placed at a disadvantage, while more sophisticated participants extract value from their trades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schwartz Responds With Reservation Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schwartz acknowledged that front running concerns are valid, but challenged parts of the criticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He argued that all network participants can view pending transactions equally and said validators do not have an inherent structural advantage unless multiple validators coordinate maliciously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Schwartz, any such collusion would be highly visible on chain and could result in those validators being removed from trusted validator lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also noted that no confirmed cases of real world exploitation have been reported beyond proof of concept demonstrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schwartz added that profitability remains a major challenge for would be attackers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For front running to be worthwhile, bad actors would need enough liquidity to generate meaningful profits while still operating in conditions where price movement can be influenced at a reasonable cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To address the issue, Schwartz proposed a reservation based execution model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under this system, a user would first submit a reservation transaction containing a ledger sequence number and transaction ID, along with a reservation fee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the reservation is accepted and the actual transaction is submitted before that ledger closes, it would receive guaranteed execution priority over transactions created after the original trade became visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This system is intended to protect users from being front run or sandwiched when executing sensitive trades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wider Debate Around DeFi Front Running<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

XRPresso.io responded by saying Schwartz\u2019s idea is worth exploring, but argued that it introduces added cost and complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The platform also noted that the proposal does not fully solve the core issue, which is the visibility of transaction details before validation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to XRPresso, stronger privacy protections around pending transactions may offer a cleaner long term solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The front running issue extends far beyond the XRP ecosystem and remains a major challenge across decentralized finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, Changpeng Zhao proposed a dark pool perpetuals DEX concept designed to hide order data until execution using zero knowledge cryptography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That proposal also sparked debate, with some decentralization advocates arguing that hiding order books could recreate insider advantages that crypto was originally built to eliminate.#crypto#cryptonews https:\/\/coinsignals.net<\/a> https:\/\/t.me\/coinsignalpublic<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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