XRP Ledger Undergoes Urgent Patch; Wozniak's Former Crypto Endeavor Recalled

XRP Ledger Undergoes Urgent Patch; Wozniak's Former Crypto Endeavor Recalled

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Ripple has released an urgent patch for the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to prevent node crashes, requiring network participants to trust a new cryptographic key. In related crypto news, a look back at historical tokens reminds us of Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak's briefly used WOZX token from his firm Efforce.

A new key controlled by Ripple used to sign rippled packages is needed to prevent XRP Ledger nodes from crashing.

Steve Wozniak, the founder of Apple, once founded a cryptocurrency firm, Efforce, which launched a token, WOZX, now rarely used.