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XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bug

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Cointelegraph
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What happened

The XRP Ledger Foundation pushed back against claims that its emergency security patch was forced on network operators.

Key facts

  • Reported by Cointelegraph and published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:21:29 UTC.

Why it matters

Digital-asset markets react to catalysts within minutes, and liquidity, ETF flows and regulatory signals are usually what decide whether a move sticks.

What to watch next

  • Whether spot volume and open interest confirm the move
  • Liquidation clusters around the current price
  • ETF flow data and any regulatory follow-up

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. Ledger confirms unauthorized hardware implant, says losses may exceed $86M

  2. Lightning apps using unpatched LDK risk Bitcoin theft from a reconnect lie

  3. XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP

  4. User Exposes Hidden Hardware Implant in European Ledger Wallet

  5. Ledger attack spreads to EU, AI finds ’18 trillion XRP’ bug: Hodler’s Digest

  6. XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bug

Sources

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