On August 3, institutional decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Sentora announced that FXRP joined the core $RLUSD vault on Morpho, opening a new path for $XRP holders to access loans on-chain. Investors can convert $XRP to FXRP, transfer it to Ethereum, and borrow the Ripple stablecoin $RLUSD while maintaining their exposure to $XRP.
This integration signifies a significant expansion of $XRP's financial utility beyond transfers and payments, especially for holders seeking liquidity without selling their $XRP. Sentora characterized FXRP as the first representation of $XRP accepted as collateral within a credit vault on the main Ethereum network, managed by institutional investors, while noting that, according to available data, the vault holds approximately $280 million in deposited $RLUSD.
Jesus Rodriguez, Co-founder and Chief Technology and Product Officer of Sentora, stated:
"$XRP is one of the largest and most liquid digital assets in the market. By adding FXRP as collateral to our $RLUSD vaults, we bring that scale to DeFi and expand the practical utility of $XRP into on-chain credit markets."
Borrowers access an isolated FXRP/$RLUSD market within Sentora's core $RLUSD vault, which utilizes the Morpho Blue lending infrastructure. Each isolated market has its own collateral, debt asset, oracle, and "loan-to-value" (LTV) liquidation ratio, limiting the impact of issues on one market on other allocations of the vault.
FXRP Transforms $XRP into Programmable Collateral
The FAssets system creates FXRP as a one-to-one representation of $XRP that can function in Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible applications. Users start with an $XRP transaction on the $XRP Ledger, after which Flare validates the transaction and mints the corresponding FXRP through Flare's FAssets system, unlocking possibilities for lending, trading, vault strategies, and other programmable uses.
This structure provides $XRP with functionality that its own ledger was not designed to provide via Ethereum-style smart contracts. The $XRP Ledger handles $XRP transfers and settlement, while FXRP bridges that liquidity to decentralized applications operating on the Flare network and other compatible networks.
The Sentora launch requires borrowers to mint FXRP on the Flare network, transfer it to Ethereum, deposit it on the isolated market, and draw a loan in $RLUSD within the market-allowed ratio. Development is underway for a feature enabling direct minting from the $XRP Ledger to Ethereum, which would streamline the process by eliminating a separate transfer step.
DeFi Demand Expands $XRP's Investment Thesis
FXRP had already expanded $XRP's on-chain presence prior to joining the Sentora vault, as holders utilized the tokenized asset across lending markets, liquidity pools, and yield-generating strategies. Previously observed activity showed FXRP moving from the minting process into DeFi vaults, establishing a foundation for the recent integration with Ethereum lending mechanics and a wider range of capital management options.
Network data shows FXRP holders actively using their tokens in decentralized finance protocols rather than leaving them idle in wallets. Figures presented in Flare's data, demonstrating real demand for $XRP in DeFi, tie the growing supply of FXRP to its use in decentralized applications, reinforcing an investment thesis based on measurable on-chain activity beyond just transfers.
This activity solidifies $XRP's position as collateral capable of facilitating borrowing, trading, liquidity provision, and treasury funding across multiple networks. For long-term holders, access to $RLUSD creates a dollar-denominated financing opportunity that allows them to maintain their $XRP position, while lenders gain access to another collateral asset market within a vault managed to Sentora's allocation and monitoring standards.
Hyperliquid Markets Extend FXRP Liquidity
The expansion of FXRP has also reached Hyperliquid, where new spot markets bridge $XRP-pegged liquidity to decentralized trading infrastructure. Flare previously supported the first FXRP spot market on Hyperliquid, introducing the FXRP/USDC pair, which aimed to enhance access to spot operations, capital flow, and trading opportunities in the $XRP Ledger, Flare, and HyperEVM.
A subsequent FXRP/USDH market expanded the range of quoted assets available and provided traders another venue for managing $XRP-pegged positions. This launch positioned FXRP as an $XRP asset for Hyperliquid, with reports indicating over 90 million $XRP converted to FXRP and nearly 80% of the minted supply engaged in decentralized finance protocols.
Sentora initially set a conservative supply cap on the FXRP/$RLUSD market, with its size expected to expand as liquidity and usage grow. The company assesses collateral behavior, oracle reliability, liquidation liquidity, and withdrawal conditions before increasing exposure, subjecting FXRP to the same ongoing monitoring as other assets in the vault.
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