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XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. CoinDesk is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 10 Oct 2026, 04:20 UTC. The headline in use is “XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release.
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XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing
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