XRP
Why XRP is down 1.4% in the last hour
Analysis
XRP slipped 1.4% over the past hour as traders reacted to security-focused headlines around the XRP Ledger, after developers issued an emergency patch for a decade-old bug that could have enabled unlimited XRP minting. Even though the flaw was patched, the sudden attention on a potential “trillions of XRP” exploit likely weighed on near-term sentiment and prompted risk-off selling.
Contributing Factors (3)
XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bug
The XRP Ledger Foundation pushed back against claims that its emergency security patch was forced on network operators.
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.
Evernorth names former Coinbase investment exec to steer 473 million XRP treasury ahead of Nasdaq debut
Evernorth plans to put its XRP holdings to work through lending, liquidity provision and yield strategies.
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