The XRP community is heading into a packed week as Paris Blockchain Week and a new XRP Ledger audit contest begin. Summary XRP community members are preparing for Paris Blockchain Week and a new XRPL security audit contest. Ripple and Sherlock will run a two-week audit contest covering several upcoming XRP Ledger features. XRP Ledger supporters expect strong European participation during community events linked to Paris Blockchain Week. The schedule brings together community events, developer activity, and fresh attention on upcoming XRPL features. Paris event puts XRP community in focus The XRP community night event is set for April 15 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in Solum, Paris. The gathering will take place during Paris Blockchain Week, one of the major crypto events on the European calendar. Past XRP community night events have brought together builders, partners, and supporters from across the ecosystem. This year’s event is again expected to draw strong attendance from European XRP Ledger users and developers. XRP Ledger validator Vet pointed to the week as an important moment for the regional community. In a recent post, Vet said, ”Next week is Paris Blockchain Week.” Vet also added, ”Traditionally the European XRP community has a strong presence there and is the top regional layer 1 hub thanks to XRPL Commons.” The comment has added more attention to the Paris gathering. XRPL audit contest starts on April 13 Alongside the Paris event, the XRP Ledger hackathon period will also get attention from developers. A feature-unlock audit contest organized by Sherlock with Ripple will begin on April 13 and run through April 27, 2026. The contest will focus on several parts of the XRPL road map. It comes as Ripple continues to support broader external review of new protocol-level tools before they are rolled out further. Sherlock said the contest will cover Batch Transactions, Permission Delegation, MPT DEX, Confidential Transfers for MPT, Sponsored Fees, and Reserves. These features relate to transaction execution, account permissions, trading environments, and token functionality on the ledger. The audit program carries a $550,000 prize pool. That amount places extra focus on the security review as the XRP Ledger moves forward with new infrastructure changes. Ripple expands XRPL security work The audit contest follows Ripple’s recent move toward a more proactive security approach for XRPL. Last month, Ripple said it was using a more active and AI-driven method to strengthen the network’s security process. That step now connects with the two-week contest, which opens the review process to outside researchers and developers. The broader goal is to test upcoming XRPL features under competitive conditions before wider adoption.
