XRP emergency patch sparks backlash over 'admission of centralization'
- —Integer overflow in the payment engine could have allowed unauthorized XRP minting
- —Patch shipped Sept. 25 without a validator vote — a first since the Amendment system launched
- —Source code was only published on Oct. 9, two weeks after the binary release
- —Over 80% of validators on the default UNL switched to the new version on release day
Why it matters: The episode exposes the tension between rapid incident response and decentralization on XRPL, potentially denting confidence in the network's governance.
Source: Blockmedia