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- XRPL developers debated prioritizing high-fee transactions to stop spam.
- One XRPL validator raised the possibility that such prioritization might increase the chances of front-running.
- Ripple’s CTO stressed the need to consider fewer liquid markets where front-running could be more problematic.
Recently, XRP Ledger Developer Wo Jake sparked a debate on X, suggesting that the network should prioritize transactions with higher fees to deter spam attacks. Jake’s tweet prompted a response asserting that such prioritization is already in place on XRPL.
Jake clarified that while fee-based prioritization is implemented for transaction validation, he believes ordering transactions by high fees could enhance network security. In particular, he argued it could be more effective against potential spammers paying fees for 10,000 transactions.
Yes, it's already implemented for transaction validation but I'm beginning to think that, at our current stage, we're better off prioritizing txs w/ high fee in terms of transaction order.It secures the network from users that WILL spam 10k txs, just pay 10k txs worth of fees.— Wo Jake – e/acc