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XRP holders can now access decentralized finance yields directly from their D’CENT hardware wallets following a new integration with the Flare network announced on May 19. The partnership, part of a newly formed “XRP Alliance,” aims to solve the long-standing issue of idle assets for the global XRP community by providing a secure and simplified path to earning returns.
"D’CENT is one of the most widely used hardware wallets in Asia, particularly in Korea. For XRP holders using it, security has always come first — and yield has meant going elsewhere," Flare co-founder, Hugo Philion, said. "This integration changes that. D’CENT users can now earn on their XRP without moving it off the device they already trust. That’s what production-grade XRPFi looks like."
To kickstart the initiative, a 3-week campaign running from May 19 to June 8 will offer D'CENT users a 0% platform fee for depositing XRP into the Monarq XRP Yield Vault (MXRPY). Participants will also be eligible to share an exclusive reward pool totaling $40,000 in XRP and FLR tokens. The current price of XRP was $1.38 as of May 19, according to market data.
The integration is designed to address the significant gap between XRP's real-world adoption and its recent price performance, which has seen the token shed over 60% of its value since its post-legal victory high in July 2025. By creating more utility, the XRP Alliance hopes to drive new demand for the token, which, despite ranking as the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has struggled to maintain price momentum.
A key barrier for many crypto holders seeking yield is the complexity of interacting with DeFi protocols, which often involves managing multiple wallets, chains, and gas tokens. The Flare and D'CENT integration directly tackles this friction.
Using Flare Smart Accounts, the process is streamlined into a single flow requiring just two signatures on the D'CENT hardware device. This allows users to mint FXRP, the Flare representation of XRP, and deposit it into a yield vault without ever needing to purchase or hold the Flare network's native gas token, FLR. All network fees are automatically paid from the user's XRP, a feature designed to make DeFi more accessible to the broader XRP community, which holds billions of dollars in assets across D'CENT wallets alone.
The D'CENT integration is the first major initiative from the newly announced XRP Alliance, a coalition of blockchain companies including Flare, D'CENT, cross-chain router Squid, Doppler, and payment provider Banxa. The group's stated goal is to expand the Ripple ecosystem and provide the "XRP Army" with secure ways to put their assets to work.
This push for utility comes as analysts remain divided on XRP's long-term prospects. While institutional infrastructure has grown, with JPMorgan forecasting up to $8.4 billion in potential XRP ETF inflows, the token's price has failed to hold key levels above $1.50. Initiatives like the XRP Alliance and its focus on creating seamless on-ramps to DeFi are a direct attempt to bridge that gap by increasing the fundamental value and locked supply of XRP.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
