XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing
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Researchers expose a decade‑old flaw in the XRP Ledger that lets a transaction generate unlimited, spendable XRP without funding, prompting an emergency software patch released today; the bug could have produced billions of dollars in XRP from nothing, threatening network integrity and investor confidence, while the swift fix aims to stabilize the market and preserve trust.
Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release.