XRP Ledger flaw fixed on September 25: What it means for the XRP price

Published on 10/16/2026 at 23:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Spot XRP ETFs drew 740,414 USD on October 14. The XRP price was 1.34 USD on October 16, 2026, up 3.21 percent at the latest quote.

Ledger security fix changes the picture

A payment-engine flaw affecting the 100 billion XRP supply cap was fixed on September 25, 2026.
Spot XRP ETFs received 740,414 USD on October 14, 2026, bringing cumulative inflows to 1.80 billion USD.
The XRP price stands at 1.34 USD as of October 16, 2026, 3.21 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.
The fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment has an earliest activation date of October 23, 2026.

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XRP (XRP) had a payment-engine flaw fixed in xrpld 3.4.1 on September 25 that could have created spendable tokens beyond the 100 billion supply cap, according to Yahoo Finance. The issue was publicly disclosed on October 9, while the software correction was already in place, the report said. The XRP price stands at 1.34 USD as of October 16, 2026, 3.21 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026.

September 25 patch addressed a supply-rule flaw

The vulnerability was located in the XRP Ledger payment engine, which calculates amounts when transactions use offers on the network's built-in exchange. A calculation error could have allowed a seller to receive more XRP than a buyer paid. The report from Yahoo Finance said RippleX developers coordinated upgrades with network operators and included the correction in server version 3.4.1.

The security response differed from a standard amendment vote because the correction took effect as operators upgraded their servers. The flaw dated back to 2015, and the disclosure described a potential threat to XRP's fixed supply rather than a change to the stated 100 billion token cap, according to Cryptometer.

ETF flows reached 740,414 USD on October 14

US spot XRP exchange-traded funds, which hold the cryptocurrency directly, recorded 740,414 USD in net inflows on October 14, 2026. The daily amount followed three inactive sessions and lifted cumulative net inflows to 1.80 billion USD, according to Yahoo Finance. The daily flow was small relative to the cumulative total, leaving fund activity as a separate market measure from the token's quoted price.

A future network date is October 23, 2026, when the fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment has an earliest stated activation date. The amendment covers changes involving vaults, lending, automated market makers, permissioned exchanges, trust lines and transaction delegation, according to U.Today.

XRP trades at 1.34 USD on October 16, 2026

According to Investing.com, XRP stands at 1.34 USD as of October 16, 2026, 3.21 percent above the UTC daily close of October 15, 2026. The daily high is 1.35 USD and the daily low is 1.32 USD. Investing.com lists market capitalization at 84.53 billion USD, ranking XRP fifth, with 2.07 billion USD in 24-hour volume and 63.13 billion XRP in circulation.