{"id":22497,"date":"2026-02-22T05:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T05:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/xrpfi-milestone-100m-fxrp-bridged-into-flare-defi-stack\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T05:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T05:31:54","slug":"xrpfi-milestone-100m-fxrp-bridged-into-flare-defi-stack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/xrpfi-milestone-100m-fxrp-bridged-into-flare-defi-stack\/","title":{"rendered":"XRPFi milestone: 100M FXRP bridged into Flare DeFi stack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">FXRP supply tops 100M, ~70% deployed in XRPFi DeFi via staking, lending, vaults.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_3df170157e53e6a296ff8ae5f12e9dc6\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nearly 100M XRP bridged as FXRP, with ~70% actively deployed in DeFi.<\/li>\n<li>Firelight holds about 21% of FXRP staked, while Upshift vaults scaled from ~$6M to ~$25M capacity.<\/li>\n<li>Lending via Kinetic and Morpho saw roughly $39M and $8M in early borrowing, deepening onchain liquidity.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>Flare\u2019s bid to become the execution layer for \u201cXRPFi\u201d just cleared a hard milestone: nearly 100 million XRP has now been bridged to the network as FXRP, with close to 70% of that capital actively deployed in DeFi rather than sitting idle.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flare frames FXRP as \u2018growing capital deployment\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Flare frames the 100 million FXRP mark as \u201cgrowing capital deployment into XRPFi infrastructure rather than speculative bridging activity,\u201d pointing to three concrete demand drivers. First is Firelight, an XRP staking and DeFi cover protocol where \u201c21% of FXRP is currently staked,\u201d with a fresh capital raise slated for this month. Second is structured vaults such as Upshift, where initial vault capacity \u201cfilled quickly, expanding from $6M to $25M in response to demand.\u201d Third is lending across protocols like Kinetic and Morpho, which \u201csaw roughly $39M and $8M in borrowing activity respectively within weeks of launch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<p>Flare executives insist the pitch is full\u2011stack rather than a simple wrapped\u2011asset bridge. The network is \u201cbuilding an integrated XRPFi execution layer,\u201d where FXRP \u201ctransforms XRP into programmable collateral that can move across lending markets, DEX liquidity, structured vaults, and cross\u2011chain environments.\u201d Crucially, they emphasize that FXRP \u201cis not confined to a single execution domain\u201d and can extend into environments such as HyperEVM and Ethereum while maintaining \u201conchain collateralization and issuance transparency.\u201d Wallet, custody, and DeFi integrations are being designed to \u201creduce operational friction for both crypto\u2011native and institutional participants,\u201d a posture Flare says has already made it \u201cthe largest EVM ecosystem for XRP DeFi activity today,\u201d a representative told crypto.news.<\/p>\n<p>Recent integrations appear to be changing network behavior, not just narrative. Lending on Morpho and vault allocations via Upshift have \u201cmaterially deepened onchain liquidity,\u201d with structured strategies drawing \u201cinterest from exchanges and wallet providers\u201d and pushing adoption \u201cbeyond individual users and into platform\u2011level capital allocation.\u201d Firelight\u2019s staking and risk\u2011coverage layers further \u201cincrease capital efficiency by allowing XRP to secure infrastructure while remaining economically productive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, Flare points to \u201ccontinued lending expansion, deeper stablecoin liquidity, and additional vault integrations\u201d as levers to \u201cbridge onchain liquidity with regulated financial instruments\u201d and push XRPFi into institutional territory.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broader macro headwinds<\/h2>\n<p>This push comes as digital assets continue to trade as one of the purest expressions of macro risk appetite. Bitcoin (BTC) changes hands near $67,830, with a 24\u2011hour range between roughly $65,700 and $67,900 on more than $32.8B in volume. Ethereum (ETH) trades around $1,960, having swung between about $1,915 and $1,981 over the last day. XRP (XRP) sits close to $1.42, with a 24\u2011hour low near $1.35 and a recent high around $1.64 as liquidity thins. Solana (SOL) is quoted around $81.67, down about 4.5% on the day on more than $3.3B in turnover.<\/p>\n<p>Additional crypto.news reporting on Flare\u2019s FXRP rollout and XRP yield products can be found via Genfinity\u2019s breakdown of the 100 million FXRP milestone, Phemex\u2019s coverage of Flare\u2019s mint, and CoinMarketCap\u2019s look at the earnXRP vault strategy.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FXRP supply tops 100M, ~70% deployed in XRPFi DeFi via staking, lending, vaults. Summary Nearly 100M XRP bridged as FXRP, with ~70% actively deployed in DeFi. 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