XRP proponent and crypto researcher, Leonidas Hadjiloizou, has pointed out that the Ripple Data API, which provides crypto exchanges and data aggregators with information about XRP's circulating supply, has not been updated since February 12. While Leonidas maintains that it is not a significant problem, he notes that failing to fix it would mean that crypto exchanges continue reporting erroneous figures. The finding has prompted calls for the XRP Ledger Foundation (XRPLF) to take over the maintenance of the API, as reflected by a poll made by Hansen.xrp. The Ripple Data API and XRP's circulating supply have been subject to controversy in the past, with Messari alleging in 2019 that Ripple's quarterly reports and the Ripple Data API offered misleading information.

(By OKOYA DAVID)