XRP Ledger fixes bug that could allow unauthorized token minting

XRP Ledger has activated a software update that closes a vulnerability allowing accounts with permission to destroy issued tokens to create new ones under certain conditions, without affecting the native XRP cryptocurrency. Summary XRP Ledger activated the fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment on November 4 at 14:52 UTC, at ledger 108,112,129. The update closes a permission flaw that could allow an account authorized to burn issued tokens to create new tokens under certain conditions. The vulnerability concerned issued assets, including stablecoins and Multi-Purpose Tokens, not XRP’s native supply. Validator support briefly fell below the required threshold on October 21, restarting the mandatory 14-day approval period. The amendment includes corrections for trading pools, vault accounting and transaction signing, but does not independently activate XRP Ledger’s planned lending system. The XRPLWin amendment tracker confirmed that the fix, named fixCleanup3_4_0, took effect on November 4 at 14:52 UTC, at ledger 108,112,129. The activation followed two consecutive weeks of validator support after a brief interruption in October forced the network to restart its approval process. The correction a...