XRP Holders Can Now Borrow Ripple's RLUSD on Ethereum Without Selling Their Crypto

$XRP holders can now borrow Ripple's $RLUSD stablecoin against their holdings on Ethereum without selling their tokens after Flare's FXRP was approved as collateral in Sentora's $RLUSD Main vault.

Announced on Monday by layer 1 blockchain developer Flare, the integration lets users convert $XRP into Flare's FXRP token, bridge it to Ethereum, deposit it as collateral on the Morpho lending protocol, and borrow $RLUSD. Because the loan is backed by collateral rather than a sale, borrowers retain exposure to $XRP's price while accessing dollar-pegged liquidity.

“$XRP is one of the largest assets in crypto and one of the least used in DeFi. That gap came down to infrastructure,” co-founder and CEO of Flare, Hugo Philion, said in a statement. “$XRP is now collateral that an institutional risk team underwrites on Ethereum mainnet, which is a stronger form of recognition than another bridge listing.”

The model is similar to Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), which lets Bitcoin holders use their BTC in Ethereum-based decentralized finance without selling it. FXRP is designed to do the same for $XRP, giving holders access to Ethereum lending markets.

The lending market runs on Morpho Blue, which uses isolated lending markets designed to contain risk if problems arise with a specific asset. Sentora said it reviewed FXRP's market behavior, oracle design, liquidity, and liquidation mechanics before approving it as collateral.

The launch builds on Ripple's effort to establish $RLUSD as an enterprise-focused stablecoin. In August 2024, Ripple began testing $RLUSD on Ethereum and the $XRP Ledger for cross-border payments. In December 2024, the company received approval from the New York Department of Financial Services ahead of the stablecoin's launch. Last month, Mastercard said it will support settlement of regulated stablecoins including $RLUSD, Circle's USDC, and SoFi's SoFiUSD.

“[Sentora] just took a major step to make $XRP useful onchain,” Co-Founder, CTO-CPO of Sentora, Jesus Rodriguez wrote on X. “$XRP is one of crypto’s largest and most liquid assets. Yet it remains surprisingly underused in onchain credit. That changes today.”