$XRP had a serious security flaw hiding in its code for nearly a decade. The good news? Developers patched it before any known public exploitation. Researchers discovered a vulnerability that could theoretically have allowed attackers to create spendable XRP without funding it, threatening the ledger’s fixed supply of 100 billion tokens. The attack exploited a flaw in how the XRP Ledger processed offers on its built-in exchange. By spreading transactions across hundreds of accounts, an attacker could potentially receive XRP while the system miscalculated how much should actually be paid. Even more concerning, RippleX reproduced the attack and confirmed the newly created XRP could be spent in subsequent transactions. The vulnerability was reportedly traced back to 2015. Developers released a fix in "xrpld 3.4.1" on September 25, and RippleX said there was no evidence the flaw had been exploited on any public network. #Altcoin Season# For me, this highlights a critical issue in crypto: a blockchain’s security depends not only on its design but also on the code protecting its core economic rules. The patch is a positive step, but this discovery is a reminder that even established networks need continuous security reviews #XRP