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AI discovers XRP Ledger flaw that could mint 18 trillion tokens and put $94 billion market at risk

The decade-old vulnerability escaped years of security reviews and forced XRP Ledger (XRPL) developers to bypass established governance procedures. An AI agent uncovered a decade-old XRPL bug that could create trillions of XRP, prompting an emergency fix.…

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Why it matters

Security incidents can change the risk profile of a protocol or service quickly, especially when losses, access controls or affected systems are still being established.

Key details

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What to watch

Watch for a first-party incident report, confirmed loss figures, affected contracts or wallets, remediation steps and evidence that the attack path has been closed.

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