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Why a bug that could have threatened XRP's 100 billion supply cap stayed hidden for years

CoinDesk·October 12, 2026·1 min read
Why a bug that could have threatened XRP's 100 billion supply cap stayed hidden for years

The XRP Ledger Foundation said a bug that could have broken XRP's 100 billion supply cap went undetected for years because normal parameters never triggered it. The foundation's statement suggests the vulnerability remained dormant under standard operating conditions, posing no immediate threat to the network's supply mechanism.

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