$XRP Ledger Patched a 10-Year Bug That Could Mint Unlimited $XRP !
Huge news for XRP holders!
XRP Ledger had a critical bug since 2015. An attacker could open hundreds of accounts, post tiny offers for huge XRP, and buy them all in ONE payment.
Because of an integer overflow bug, the system miscounted the total - sellers got paid full, but buyer paid almost nothing. Difference = NEW XRP created from nothing! đ±
This would break XRP's fixed 100 Billion supply cap.
Good news:
Found by researcher Cayden Liao & Veria AI on Sept 22
Patched quietly in xrpld 3.4.1 on Sept 25
RippleX says no evidence it was ever exploited on mainnet
This was the first time in 10+ years they fixed without validator vote - because it was that dangerous.
This shows even top chains need audits. Bullish that it was fixed before damage.
Are you holding $XRP?
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#XRPLedgerPatchesXRPCreationBug
Huge news for XRP holders!
XRP Ledger had a critical bug since 2015. An attacker could open hundreds of accounts, post tiny offers for huge XRP, and buy them all in ONE payment.
Because of an integer overflow bug, the system miscounted the total - sellers got paid full, but buyer paid almost nothing. Difference = NEW XRP created from nothing! đ±
This would break XRP's fixed 100 Billion supply cap.
Good news:
Found by researcher Cayden Liao & Veria AI on Sept 22
Patched quietly in xrpld 3.4.1 on Sept 25
RippleX says no evidence it was ever exploited on mainnet
This was the first time in 10+ years they fixed without validator vote - because it was that dangerous.
This shows even top chains need audits. Bullish that it was fixed before damage.
Are you holding $XRP?
$XRP $BTC #CryptoNews
#XRPLedgerPatchesXRPCreationBug