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XRP Kuwait Hits Back at Centralization Critics Following Urgent Network Fixes
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RippleX and the XRP Ledger Foundation fixed a payment-engine flaw in xrpld 3.4.1 on Sept. 25, and later disclosures said the issue could have allowed spendable XRP to be created beyond the ledger’s intended supply. Several outlets put the potential output in the trillions, and one report said no evidence showed exploitation on a public network. Another piece added that the emergency patch was released without the network’s normal amendment process.
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RippleX said the payment-engine vulnerability had been present in the code since 2015.
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RippleX and the XRP Ledger Foundation shipped xrpld 3.4.1 on Sept. 25 to address the flaw.
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XRP Ledger maintainers disclosed on Oct. 9, 2026, that the critical payment-engine overflow could have created spendable XRP beyond the network’s intended supply.
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The same disclosure said there was no evidence the flaw had been exploited on any public network.
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One report said the bug could have allowed about 18 trillion spendable XRP to be minted in a single transaction.
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U.Today
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Oct 11 15:15
U.Today
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Breaks the event
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MEXC
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Oct 11 16:05
MEXC
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Its angle: deliberately, accidentally, maintainers; with quotes
+2 h 53 m
The Block
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Oct 11 18:07
Its angle: trillions
+15 h 11 m
Crypto News Australia
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Oct 12 06:25
Crypto News Australia
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No new facts: amendments, validator, published; with quotes
+17 h 29 m
Coinspeaker
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Oct 12 08:43
Coinspeaker
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Brings into the story: XRPL, with quotes
+20 h 27 m
Cryptonews.com
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Oct 12 11:42
Cryptonews.com
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No new facts: theoretical, activation, undermined
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Decrypt
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Oct 12 15:56
Decrypt
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No new facts: counterfeiting, dormant, hiding
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Protos
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Oct 12 17:20
Protos
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Adds $100M and $2M, with quotes
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ZyCrypto
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Oct 13 13:55
ZyCrypto
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Adds $94B
Has this happened before?
| When | What happened | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| 27 days ago | XRP Ledger discloses overflow bug that could have minted XRP beyond its supply cap event | 1 actors in common · 8 news media |
| 27 days ago | XRP Ledger Might Be Vulnerable to AI, Avalanche Founder Warns event | 1 actors in common · 4 news media |
| 27 days ago | XRP Ledger activates atomic batches and security fix event | 1 actors in common · 5 news media |