XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP
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The XRP Ledger patches a decade‑old overflow bug that could have allowed an attacker to mint roughly 18 trillion spendable XRP in a single transaction, threatening network integrity and token supply. Developers deploy the fix immediately, reinforcing protocol security and restoring confidence, while markets anticipate stabilized XRP prices after the vulnerability’s resolution.
An overflow bug in the XRP Ledger's payment engine could have let an attacker mint about 18 trillion spendable XRP in one transaction.