AI audit finds XRP infinite-mint bug, $94B at risk, nets $250K bounty
yenkel · x · 2026-10-11
An AI-powered audit by Cayden Liao's team uncovered a vulnerability letting anyone mint infinite XRP tokens — a bug hidden for nearly a decade in one of crypto's most audited codebases, with $94B in market cap at risk. The team earned the maximum $250K bounty via responsible disclosure. Yenkel commented: "security is insurance."
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