TREE NEWS update: The XRP Ledger has activated fixCleanup3_4_0, a fix for a delegated burn permission flaw that could have allowed new tokens to be minted. The amendment required two runs at the 14-day validator window; the first attempt failed on Oct. 21 after 12 days. The fix addresses a vulnerability in the delegated burn permission mechanism.
XRP Ledger Activates Fix for Delegated Burn Permission Flaw
The significance here is less the flaw itself than the governance signal: a security-relevant amendment needed a second validator voting window after the first fell short, showing that on-chain change on the XRP Ledger moves at the pace of consensus, not urgency. For builders and issuers relying on delegated permissions, the episode highlights how much depends on amendment activation timing when a vulnerability is already public knowledge. Whether the two-window path becomes a recurring pattern for security fixes is the open question worth watching.
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