# XRP Ledger patches decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing

https://mins.news/en/item/94184

- CoinDesk, 2026-10-10 04:20 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/10/10/xrp-ledger-patched-decade-old-bug-that-could-create-billions-of-dollars-in-xrp-from-nothing

> Researchers demonstrated a payment that could generate spendable XRP without the sender funding it, prompting an emergency software release by the XRP Ledger.

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