XRP Ledger Foundation denies coercing operators into an emergency patch; warn that a 2-week validator vote could have exposed the bug. Patch released Sept. 25; no exploitation found; critics claim decentralization was misrepresented. An emergency patch for an XRP supply bug was reportedly not forced on operators, with the XRP Ledger Foundation denying coercion. Developers argued that a typical two-week validator vote would have risked attackers exploiting the flaw before remediation. The patch, released Sept. 25 after a bug bounty report, took effect on installed nodes; no exploitation on public networks was found. Critics, including Cyber Capital’s Justin Bons, claimed the project pressured users and misrepresented decentralization.

Bitcoin rebounded over 1% over the past 24 hours, returning to the $84k level, while Ethereum rose in tandem to $2,546. Total market liquidations reached $164 million, mainly driven by short squeezes. The Fear and Greed Index climbed from 61 to 69, while Wall Street’s gains last Friday helped revive risk appetite. (Previous report: Bitcoin ETF sees $487 million in single-day outflows! Strongest selling pressure in 90 days, $80k support under severe threat) (Background: Thailand’s SEC releases crypto ETF regulations: Bitcoin and Ethereum funds take effect on 10/16) Table of Contents Toggle $164 million in total market liquidations, short squeezes the main cause Wall Street closes higher, ETF negative factors fade, risk appetite recovers SOL and XRP rise in tandem, Bitcoin holds above $84k Technical analysis: BTC remains below the Bollinger middle band, ETH