XRP Ledger Patches Decade-Old Bug That Could Generate Unlimited XRP
Source Summary
Researchers identified a critical vulnerability in the XRP Ledger that could allow payments to create spendable XRP without the sender funding the transaction. The flaw, which existed for a decade, prompted an emergency software release to patch the bug and prevent potential exploitation that could have generated billions of dollars in XRP from nothing.
Why it matters
A vulnerability allowing unlimited XRP creation would have undermined the ledger's economic integrity and the scarcity that underpins XRP's value.
