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Ledger Emergency Patch Closed a Bug That Could Have Minted 18.5 Trillion Tokens

COINOTAG·October 12, 2026·1 min read

XRPL developers shipped an emergency patch on September 25 after a bug could have minted about 18.5 trillion spendable XRP, dwarfing the 100 billion cap. The patch closed the vulnerability, preventing a catastrophic oversupply. Ledger users were urged to update to protect their funds.

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