Key takeaways
- XRP Ledger schedules two network resets for November 25
- Testnet and Devnet accounts and transactions will disappear
- XRP Mainnet and real investor funds remain unaffected
The XRP Ledger is preparing to reset two of its development networks on November 25 after a full-history server failure, a move that will permanently erase existing test accounts, transactions, balances and other ledger data.
According to the official November 9 advisory, Ripple-operated Testnet and Devnet will restart with fresh ledger histories to improve infrastructure stability. Developers using either environment will need to recreate their testing setups after the reset.
Why Is XRP Ledger Resetting Testnet and Devnet?
Ripple operates Testnet and Devnet to give developers environments for testing blockchain applications without risking real money.
Testnet generally mirrors the features already available on Mainnet, while Devnet allows developers to experiment with proposed functionality before wider activation.
The November reset follows a failure involving Testnet's single full-history server, which crashed and cannot be recovered without restarting the network.
To prevent similar problems, Ripple plans to increase server storage capacity, although some historical-data retention limits will remain.
The maintenance comes as developers prepare an increasingly complex XRPL upgrade roadmap, covering 24 proposed and approved changes involving lending, token infrastructure and other financial applications.
Reliable testing environments are important because new functionality must be evaluated before becoming available to real users.
What Happens to Accounts, Transactions and XRP Balances?
The reset will delete all existing ledger data on Testnet and Devnet, including account settings, balances, decentralized exchange offers, automated market makers and escrow transactions.
Developers must request fresh test XRP through the network faucets and recreate any accounts or applications that depend on the deleted state.
Existing addresses may be funded again, but recreated automated market makers will generally receive different account addresses.
The distinction matters for developers working on XRPL lending infrastructure, where testing can involve vaults, issued assets and multiple connected transactions.
The reset will also restore Testnet's amendment statuses to match Mainnet.
However, important network URLs, network IDs and validator settings will remain unchanged, reducing the need to reconfigure existing connections.
Ripple recommends that operators running connected xrpld servers clear their local databases and restart the software after the reset.
Is XRP Mainnet Safe From the November 25 Reset?
The reset does not affect XRP Mainnet, Xahau or the Hooks Testnet.
Test XRP is separate from real XRP and has no monetary value, so deleting test balances does not destroy investors' cryptocurrency holdings.
The scheduled maintenance is also distinct from the XRPL security upgrades released earlier this year to address protocol vulnerabilities.
Those updates concerned software security and validator compatibility, while the November 25 resets address development-network infrastructure.
The distinction is important as Ripple prepares additional performance improvements for 2027 and developers continue testing new financial applications.
Previous Batch transaction upgrades have demonstrated why rigorous testing and validator approval are necessary before new functionality reaches Mainnet.