TREE NEWS reports: Security researchers using AI uncovered an XRP bug they valued at “$94 billion,” but received only a $250,000 bounty for the find. Separately, a user reported buying a tampered Ledger hardware wallet from a large retailer in Europe, extending the Ledger supply-chain attack beyond its previous scope. The two developments were reported together in a crypto news roundup.
AI Uncovers $94B XRP Bug; Tampered Ledger Reported in Europe
The bounty-to-risk gap is the real story here: a flaw carrying a headline valuation drew a reward that looks trivial by comparison, which speaks to how bug-bounty economics lag behind the systemic exposure of large-cap networks. The Ledger report matters more for ordinary holders, since tampered hardware bought through a mainstream European retailer would undermine the assumption that supply-chain compromises are confined to secondary or resale channels. Whether the retailer angle is confirmed, and whether bounty structures adjust to AI-assisted discovery, are the open questions worth tracking.
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