What changed
An integer overflow in the payment engine, dormant since 2015, could have let an attacker mint spendable XRP beyond the token’s total supply XRP Ledger’s Payment Engine Had a Counterfeiting Bug Hiding Since 2015
Why it matters
Market context around XRP can change volatility, liquidity, or sentiment. The concrete detail to watch is an integer overflow in the payment engine, dormant since 2015, could have let an attacker mint spendable XRP beyond the token’s total supply
Trading lens
Use this as watchful context from decrypt.co. Watch whether XRP Ledger’s Payment Engine Had a Counterfeiting Bug Hiding Since 2015 confirms momentum, invalidates active bias, or changes timing.