A Quick Fix: Ripple Patches Major Issue That Could Threaten XRP Users On The ...
The XRP Ledger has received a quiet but important update, as developers moved quickly to resolve a vulnerability that had the potential to affect server infrastructure on the network. A recent announcement revealed that Ripple released Rippled Version 3.1.2, which is a new update for the XRP Ledger server software. The release of Rippled version […]
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