Ripple Responds to Critical XRP Bug That Threatened Fixed Supply

Ripple said it fixed a critical XRP bug that could have allowed unauthorized issuance of XRP and threatened the fixed supply of the token. The flaw was patched before it could be exploited and had no actual impact on the network. With vulnerability discoveries accelerating, the engineering team at Ripple is expanding AI-assisted testing and mathematical verification to systematically uncover long-standing latent weaknesses and strengthen protocol security.