DeFi
Ripple moves to shrink XRP Ledger attack surface as AI audit tests lending push
More than 10,000 lines of dormant bridge code could disappear as an AI-only audit probes Lending Protocol V1.1.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 6 min read
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