XRP Ledger Foundation defends emergency patch amid ‘unlimited XRP’ bug claims
Luis Cabral ·
The XRP Ledger Foundation today defended its emergency patch for a reported bug that could enable the creation of unlimited XRP, denying it was forced on operators, CoinTelegraph reports. The dispute goes to the heart of network trust and governance, as critics warned the fix signaled centralized control. It also comes amid heightened scrutiny of blockchain security and rapid incident response across major networks.
The foundation said validators and node operators implemented the mitigation voluntarily and retained autonomy over upgrades, according to CoinTelegraph. It characterized the procedure as a standard, time-sensitive security response and said the vulnerability was neutralized without altering ledger rules or balances, while community members debated transparency around the rollout. Watch for a formal technical disclosure from the foundation, statements from major validators, and any market reaction from XRP holders. [Developing. This article will be updated.]