TLDR:
- XRP price remained near $1.39 on Sunday, holding above recent support as the disclosure failed to trigger an immediate sharp selloff.
- Veria Labs estimated the vulnerability could create approximately 18.45 trillion XRP, threatening confidence in the existing token supply.
- Developers released the emergency repair on September 25, before public disclosure, and investigators found no evidence of exploitation.
- Separate lending amendments still depend on validator support, while the recent price recovery leaves overhead resistance unchallenged.
XRP price held near $1.39 on Sunday after researchers disclosed a critical vulnerability that could have created unauthorized tokens. The flaw affected the XRP Ledger payment engine and had remained hidden since 2015. Developers released a fix before publishing details, and investigators found no evidence of exploitation on public networks.
According to TradingView market data, XRP traded around $1.39, with its daily change remaining below 1%. Buyers continued defending recent lows despite the security disclosure. The muted response followed a difficult week, leaving traders focused on nearby support and whether the recovery could extend beyond the narrow weekend trading range.
XRP price Defends Support as Buyers Hold Recent Lows
XRP price continued trading above the 1.32–1.37 support zone after buyers absorbed the latest decline. The weekly chart showed a lower wick near $1.32, indicating buying interest below current levels.
That rebound kept the ascending support line connecting earlier lows in focus. However, holding support does not establish a lasting reversal. A stronger recovery would require sustained demand above the current range.
The broader resistance area remains between $1.50 and $1.70, where earlier weekly highs could attract selling. Until buyers reclaim those levels, the recent stabilization leaves the larger trading range intact.
XRP price also remained sensitive to broader cryptocurrency conditions. Bitcoin had retreated toward 80,000–83,000, adding pressure across digital assets. The limited weekend movement therefore offered evidence of stability, without proving that sellers had exhausted their positions.
The security report described a vulnerability already addressed, which may help explain the restrained reaction. That interpretation remains an inference, since price action alone cannot establish why individual traders bought or sold.
For XRP price, the immediate distinction is between defending support and clearing resistance. A brief recovery from the weekly low confirms buying occurred there. It does not guarantee that the same zone will hold during another selloff.
Ledger Security Fix Arrives Before Public Disclosure
Veria Labs said its AI system identified the flaw on September 21. Researcher Cayden Liao validated the finding, which entered the bug bounty program on September 22.
The firm estimated that one transaction could create approximately 18.45 trillion XRP, around 184 times the original supply. Its $94 billion exposure estimate referred to existing token value, rather than money stolen.
Veria also cautioned that an attacker could not sell such an enormous amount at prevailing prices. The central threat was unauthorized supply undermining confidence in the asset.
The official October 9 disclosure explained that arithmetic overflow affected payment calculations and a separate supply safety check. Both calculations could wrap around, allowing newly created XRP to escape detection.
RippleX engineers confirmed the issue and released xrpld 3.4.1 on September 25. More than 80% of relevant validators upgraded that day. The emergency protection took effect through software upgrades instead of the usual amendment activation process.
Veria reported receiving the maximum critical bounty of $250,000 on October 8. The official investigation found no evidence that attackers exploited the flaw on any public network.
Meanwhile, XRP price traded quietly as separate network amendments remained under review. Official documentation lists the lending feature as open for voting. Its activation depends on validator support, rather than a predetermined commercial launch schedule.
The proposed lending framework would add native borrowing functions, while associated vault amendments would support pooled assets. These changes are separate from the emergency overflow repair. Their voting status measures progress toward deployment, but does not measure future demand for XRP or establish how much lending activity the network will eventually attract commercially.
Ordinary amendments require sustained validator approval before activation. Losing the required support interrupts that process. The ledger records amendment status and majority timing, allowing observers to distinguish proposed functionality from features already available on the network.
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