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XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing
What CoinDesk reports, why it matters and what remains unconfirmed.
TechBy Shaurya Malwa at CoinDesk
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- Evidence status
- Single attributed publisher report
What CoinDesk reports
Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release.
The immediate significance
The report describes a network, software or product development. Its significance depends on whether the change is specified, deployed and used—not only proposed or described in a headline.
What remains unknown
- No matched primary document independently supporting the central claim is linked to this page.
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