Flare CEO Reveals Six-Month XRPFi Plan To Push $5B XRP Into DeFi

Flare Networks is preparing for its biggest XRPFi expansion, with the first upgrades expected within weeks. CEO Hugo Philion says the next six months could change how XRP is used in DeFi, potentially bringing up to 5 billion XRP into the ecosystem.

The move comes as the XRP price has been struggling to gain strong price momentum after dropping 72% from its peak.

Flare Plans Major XRPFi Expansion

Flare CEO Hugo Philion announced that the network is starting a six-month integration phase focused on bringing more XRP into programmable finance. He said, 

“Starting in the next couple of weeks, the next 6 months are going to be transformative for XRPFi through Flare.

The plan targets a key weakness of the XRP Ledger (XRPL). While the XRP Ledger is already widely used for payments, it was not built for native smart contracts. 

Flare aims to add that missing DeFi layer without changing the core XRP Ledger itself.

Flare’s FAssets system is central to this plan. It allows XRP holders to mint FXRP at a 1:1 ratio and use it across DeFi applications such as lending, staking, liquidity pools, and yield products.

5 Billion XRP Could Enter DeFi

The biggest target is the amount of XRP Flare wants to bring into the ecosystem. Philion expects the protocol to eventually attract up to 5 billion XRP, equal to roughly 5% of XRP’s total supply. 

If reached, such a large amount moving into DeFi could reduce the amount of XRP sitting on exchanges and give the token more use beyond payments.

Flare’s first phase has already shown strong demand. The company said XRPFi had about $200 million in XRP TVL, more than 3.4 million FXRP DeFi transactions and around 16,500 users.

The Flare dashboard also shows 143.85 million FXRP locked in DeFi, representing about 95.56% of its tracked FXRP supply.

Flare Targets Easier and Private DeFi

The next phase is not only about bringing more XRP into DeFi. Flare is also working on making the process easier for users and institutions.

Through Flare Smart Accounts, XRP holders can access DeFi products from wallets such as Xaman without manually handling cross-chain steps.

Flare is also adding Confidential Compute, which could allow institutions to make large trades or take loans while keeping sensitive details private but still verifiable on-chain.

That makes the 5 billion XRP goal more than a simple supply-locking target. Flare is trying to turn XRP from a payment focused asset into a usable part of the wider DeFi market.

• XRP$ 1.30(-2.52%)