XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP
An overflow bug in the XRP Ledger's payment engine could have let an attacker mint about 18 trillion spendable XRP in one transaction.
What happened
An overflow bug in the XRP Ledger's payment engine could have let an attacker mint about 18 trillion spendable XRP in one transaction.
Why it matters
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1 reports · 1 original report · 1 independent
- The BlockPrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP ↗
Claims
- XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could have minted trillions of XRP Reported
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Timeline
- First reported
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Score explanation
Confidence · formula confidence-2.1.0
Source trust87
Independent corroboration51
Primary evidence35
Claim consistency82
Extraction confidence82
Attribution quality90
Impact · formula impact-2.1.0
Event magnitude45
Market relevance88
Entity significance42
Market breadth45
Novelty68
Urgency55
Ranking · formula rank-1.0.0
Confidence factor0.7525
Freshness factor0.9999
Breaking bonus0