XRP Ledger Patches Bug, Preserves 100B XRP Cap
Version 3.4.1 gives the ecosystem a clear reference point for the fix while XRP's supply rules remain unchanged.
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Version 3.4.1 gives the ecosystem a clear reference point for the fix while XRP's supply rules remain unchanged.
The flaw sat in code dating to 2015, but no public-network exploitation was found; validator upgrades passed 80% on the fix date.
No XRP was created or lost, but the incident exposed a decade-old weakness in XRPL's supply controls and forced developers to bypass normal validator approval.
Hard forks can change protocol behavior, making recurring security review and timely patches part of maintaining trust in major networks.
The headline is the bug itself, but the takeaway from the Foundation's Protocol Security Team is bigger: AI-driven triage is now doing the work human reviewers used to absorb manually.