XRP Just Got a DeFi Power-Up: Uphold and Flare Networks Launch Staking for Hodlers

For years, XRP holders watched from the sidelines as Ethereum and Solana users raked in DeFi yields. Not anymore.

Uphold—the crypto platform that somehow survives every bear market—teamed up with Flare Networks to finally bring staking to XRP. No more ’hodl and pray’—now your bags can work while you sleep.

How it works: Flare’s smart contracts unlock XRP’s dormant value by wrapping it for DeFi use. Uphold handles the custodial heavy lifting (because let’s face it, most crypto investors still can’t be trusted with self-custody).

The catch? You’ll trade some decentralization for convenience—a classic crypto compromise. But for institutions dipping toes into DeFi? This might be the training wheels they need.

Funny how ’banker coin’ XRP now leads the charge toward decentralized finance. Maybe there’s hope for legacy finance dinosaurs after all—or just another way to extract fees from retail. You decide.