XRP Ledger patches token-creation flaw as XRP slides to two-month lows
The gist
The XRP Ledger activated the fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment on Nov 4, closing a token-creation flaw.
XRP then fell to $1.0892, down 6.01% on the day, as the market reversed.
How it unfolded
- Nov 4, 2026 22:52The XRP Ledger activated the fixCleanup3_4_0 amendment, fixing a vulnerability that could have let accounts authorized only to destroy an issuer's tokens create new ones under certain conditions.
- Nov 5, 2026The fix went live at 14:52 UTC at ledger 108,112,129, per XRP Ledger explorer XRPLWin, after two uninterrupted weeks of validator support. XRP traded above $1.30, having tapped $1.34 before being stopped.
- Nov 6, 2026XRP fell to its lowest price in more than two months as a broad market reversal erased Wednesday's gains.
Key terms
- amendment
- A formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document.
- validator
- A participant in a proof-of-stake blockchain who is selected in proportion to their holdings to confirm transactions and secure the network.
- resistance
- A predetermined price level in technical analysis at which a security's price is expected to stop rising and reverse.
Source: Wikipedia