XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bug
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The XRP Ledger Foundation said a supply-cap vulnerability was fixed and that no additional XRP was created. It also said the ledger contains about 99.986 billion XRP, and it defended the emergency patch against claims that network operators were forced to adopt it.
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XRP Ledger users and network operators have a newly publicized security patch in place, and the foundation has said no additional XRP was created. That makes the ledger’s current supply position and the status of the fix visible to anyone watching the network today.
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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 |
| 28 days ago | XRP Ledger Might Be Vulnerable to AI, Avalanche Founder Warns event | 1 actors in common · 4 news media |
| 28 days ago | XRP Ledger activates atomic batches and security fix event | 1 actors in common · 5 news media |