A bug sat undetected in XRP's code for over 10 years that could have minted 18 million extra $XRP out of thin air. The fact it was caught before exploited matters — but the questions around how it went unnoticed this long deserve real answers.

AI FINDS BUG THAT COULD PRINT 18 TRILLION XRP, GETS $250K An AI agent found a 2015-era XRP Ledger bug that could mint ~18 trillion XRP in one tx, 184x the supply 🤖💸 Payout: $250K. ZachXBT called it cheap and warned the next finder might just use it 🫠 Bounty math: rounding error. $XRP SOURCE: The Block (Oct 11, 2026); Decrypt (Oct 12, 2026); Cointelegraph Hodler's Digest (Oct 11–12, 2026); Protos (Oct 12, 2026, ZachXBT reaction). Veria Labs reported the bug Sept 22; RippleX shipped the fix in xrpld 3.4.1 on Sept 25; developers say there's no evidence it was ever exploited.

🇺🇸 10/12 17:46 Capital inflow into Ripple’s XRP pushes price up 110 bps - MarketForces Africa 🇺🇸 10/12 17:34 XRP Ledger patches critical bug that could have enabled unauthorized creation of 18 trillion XRP, safeguarding total supply of 100 billion XRP - Bitcoin Foundation 🇺🇸 10/12 17:25 ZRO surges 22.4%, leading the altcoin market - Pluang

It’s great that the XRPL code bug was resolved quickly.🤝 AI will address the limitations of human software development.✅ This was a perfect example of this.

LATEST: 🚨 XRP Ledger developers patched a decade-old payment engine bug that could have let attackers mint XRP from nothing, but found no evidence it had ever been exploited.

NEW: XRP Ledger Foundation says no new XRP was created by the recently patched ledger bug, with supply still capped at 100 billion and fixed in version 3.4.1.

As I mentioned in my update today, let’s see how well other chains, companies, etc. handle AI & Quantum attacks. It is very cozy on the XRPL.

XRP Ledger patches critical inflation bug > The Block

🧠 DID YOU KNOW? The XRP Ledger recently patched a decade-old bug that could potentially have allowed trillions of XRP to be minted. This is a powerful reminder that even established blockchain networks need continuous security reviews and upgrades. In crypto, security is just as important as speed. #XRP #Blockchain #GroveX

A decade-old integer overflow in the $XRP Ledger could have minted ~18.5T XRP from thin air — 185x the network's 100B supply. Reported Sept. 22 via XRPL Bug Bounty by Cayden Liao and Veria AI. RippleX confirmed no exploitation; supply still locked at 100B since 2012. Not financial advice. #XRP #XRPL