Hacks & Security Unverified First seen 2026-10-10 04:20 UTC

XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug allowing unbacked XRP creation

CoinDesk reports that researchers demonstrated a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release.

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Researchers demonstrated a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release. XRP

“Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release.”
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CoinDesk newswire 2026-10-10 04:20 UTC
XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

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