XRP Kuwait Hits Back at Centralization Critics Following Urgent Network Fixes

HACK OR EXPLOITXRP Kuwait Hits Back atCentralization Critics FollowingUrgent Network Fixes43IMPORTANCECLOSED9NEWS MEDIA9PIECESOct 11, 2026 14:16blockboard.net
In Layer 1 XRP

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.
RippleX Fixes XRPL Bug That Could Have Minted 18 Trillion XRP
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RippleX and the XRP Ledger Foundation shipped xrpld 3.4.1 on Sept. 25 to address the flaw.
RippleX Fixes XRPL Bug That Could Have Minted 18 Trillion XRP
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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.
XRP Ledger discloses critical minting flaw fixed in xrpld 3.4.1
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The same disclosure said there was no evidence the flaw had been exploited on any public network.
XRP Ledger discloses critical minting flaw fixed in xrpld 3.4.1
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One report said the bug could have allowed about 18 trillion spendable XRP to be minted in a single transaction.
XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP

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Oct 11 15:15
+50 min
Oct 11 16:05
MEXC context
Its angle: accidentally, deliberately, maintainers; with quotes
+2 h 53 m
Oct 11 18:07
+15 h 11 m
Oct 12 06:25
Crypto News Australia echo
No new facts: amendments, according, validator; with quotes
+17 h 29 m
Oct 12 08:43
Coinspeaker adds
Brings into the story: XRPL, with quotes
+20 h 27 m
Oct 12 11:42
Cryptonews.com echo
No new facts: theoretical, smsn2zdkoo, safeguards
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Oct 12 15:56
Decrypt echo
No new facts: counterfeiting, dormant, hiding
+1 d 2 h
Oct 12 17:20
Protos adds
Adds $100M and $2M, with quotes
+1 d 22 h
Oct 13 13:55

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