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Why a bug that could have threatened XRP's 100 billion supply cap stayed hidden for years

coindesk
coindesk|Oct 12, 2026 08:33
The XRP Ledger Foundation said normal parameters never triggered the bug that could have broken XRP's supply cap, which is why it was undetected for years.
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