In brief

  • A hidden flaw in the XRP Ledger could have created spendable XRP out of thin air.

  • The bug likely dated back to 2015 and was found through a bug bounty.

  • Ripple’s emergency solution bypasses the usual validator voting for the first time.

Read the original story of the 10-year-old bug that nearly put the 100 billion XRP supply at risk at Lockridge Okoth: nl.beincrypto.com