XRP Ledger developers found a bug that could create XRP beyond the network's fixed supply. They fixed it with an emergency security patch. They did not put the fix through the usual two-week validator vote first, and that decision is now drawing criticism.
Critics say the patch was forced on network operators. The XRP Ledger Foundation rejects that claim. Cointelegraph reported the dispute on Oct 12, 2026.
The developers say they could not wait. In their account, a two-week public vote would have exposed the flaw to attackers before any fix was in place. They say this risk is the reason the normal process was skipped.
The report leaves several things unknown. It does not say who made the claims against the patch, whether anyone used the bug before the fix, or whether any extra XRP was created. It also does not explain how the bug worked.
For anyone already holding an XRP perpetual on Bitget, Bybit, MEXC or OKX, this story changes nothing directly. The report says nothing about funding rates, trading fees or liquidity on any of these exchanges, and nothing in it changes how they charge to hold a position. If the dispute affects any of those costs later, the funding data will show it, but nothing in this story shows that yet.
Source: cointelegraph — XRP Ledger defends emergency patch for unlimited XRP bug
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