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Ripple News: A Hidden XRPL Bug Could Have Printed 18T XRP

CoinSpeaker·October 12, 2026·1 min read
Ripple News: A Hidden XRPL Bug Could Have Printed 18T XRP

A hidden XRPL bug could have credited 18 trillion XRP in a single payment, but no exploitation was found. The flaw was fixed in xrpld 3.4.1, preventing a potential catastrophic supply inflation. Ripple's XRP ledger remains secure, with the vulnerability now patched and users unaffected.

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