XRP Ledger is brewing a major change to the staking mechanism: can the fee rewards pool reshape the governance landscape?

【Chain News】XRP Ledger may be making significant moves. Recently, their CTO David Schwartz proposed a new staking approach, which was prompted by a post from Senior Engineering Director Ayo Akinyele on social media—since XRP has evolved from merely facilitating cross-border payments to now being able to run tokenized assets and provide real-time liquidity settlements, why not consider adding a native staking feature?

Especially now that the XRP spot ETF has been launched in the US, the ecosystem is clearly moving towards a new phase. But the question arises: if staking is opened up, how will the money circulate? Where will the incentives for user participation come from? Akinyele suggests the idea of channeling programmable transaction fees within the network into a reward pool, allowing stakers to receive tangible profits.

However, he also gave a reminder - once the incentive and punishment mechanisms are designed, the entire governance structure might be quietly reshaped. After all, the financial reward system affects not just the distribution of profits, but also the power dynamics within the community. If XRP's move succeeds, it will put significant pressure on other established public chains.