October 12th 2026, 12:09 PM
Ripple XRP Ledger Fix Shields $100B Supply Cap, But Was it Too Little, Too Late?
Key Summary
A decade-old flaw in Ripple's XRP Ledger payment engine, which could have allowed for the creation of unspendable XRP beyond the network's fixed 100 billion supply cap, was patched before public disclosure. Ripple claims the fix shipped in xrpld 3.4.1 on September 25, but the vulnerability's impact remains unclear.
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A decade-old flaw in the Ripple XRP Ledger payment engine could theoretically have let attackers create spendable XRP beyond the network’s fixed 100 billion supply cap. Ripple says the fix shipped in xrpld 3.4.1 on September 25, before public disclosure, and investigators found no evidence that the vulnerability was exploited ...
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