XRP Ledger responds after being rated "last" in security

In the Blockchain Ecosystem Ranking report released on August 13, Kaiko ranked #XRPledger (XRPL) at the bottom with a security score of 41/100, the lowest among the 15 major blockchains. Meanwhile, Ethereum led with 83 points, followed by Arbitrum and Solana.

Immediately, XRPL developers rejected this assessment. Ayo Akinyele, Technical Director of RippleX, emphasized: "#XRPL has the strongest security record – 13 years of continuous operation without any incidents affecting the core network."

Kaiko stated that the low score was due to high centralization, a limited number of validators (less than 200 nodes compared to over 1,000 for Solana), and a low Nakamoto coefficient. Additionally, the supply chain attack incident on the SDK package in April also contributed to the lower score, although the network itself was not affected.

#Ripple asserts that it was merely a bug in an NPM package for developers, not a vulnerability of XRPL. They also clarified that the community handled it transparently, from reporting to public announcements.

According to Akinyele, XRPL's consensus mechanism helps the system resist collusion and attacks, thanks to a list of trusted nodes (Unique Node List). Any validator that behaves badly can be immediately removed.

XRPL has also received high ratings from CertiK, Halborn, and FYEO, indicating that the gap between reality and how Kaiko scores remains controversial.

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