XRP is officially coming to the Solana ecosystem in one of the most significant cross-chain developments of the year.
During the ongoing Solana Breakpoint global conference, the Solana team announced that Hex Trust and LayerZero will bridge and issue Wrapped XRP (wXRP) on Solana. This move will unlock deep liquidity and new DeFi utility for XRP.
The Solana team described XRP as a currency that has “stood the test of time,” praising its long-standing utility and liquidity. They added that the move represents a powerful combination of XRP’s proven reliability and Solana’s high-performance infrastructure.
BREAKING: XRP is coming to Solana 🔥 pic.twitter.com/LabnKkLs71
— Solana (@solana) December 12, 2025
From XRP Meme to DeFi Integration
Interestingly, this major update comes just days after Solana engaged the XRP community with its signature memes and riddles. It began on Monday with a post featuring the community’s favorite number, “589,” followed by another post referencing the long-standing XRP meme “flipping the switch.”
Both posts attracted massive engagement from the XRP community, surpassing 6 million views within days. During the fanfare, some community members speculated that an XRP–Solana integration might be in the works. Now, that speculation has materialized with today’s announcement.
wXRP Launching with $100M TVL
In its announcement, Hex Trust confirmed it will launch and secure the wrapped asset wXRP, which is fully backed 1:1 by native XRP held in institutional-grade custody.
Built using LayerZero’s OFT (Omnichain Fungible Token) standard, wXRP will make XRP compatible with the expanding multichain DeFi ecosystem.
At launch, wXRP will begin with more than $100 million in Total Value Locked, ensuring strong day-one liquidity across Solana’s decentralized exchanges, lending markets, and liquidity protocols.
Hex Trust describes wXRP as “XRP designed for DeFi”. It offers users a compliant, secure way to use XRP across blockchains while retaining 24/7 redemption rights on the XRP Ledger.
Expanding XRP and RLUSD Liquidity Across Chains
Another key highlight of the launch is the pairing of wXRP with Ripple USD (RLUSD), Ripple’s stablecoin. Together, wXRP and RLUSD will support a new era of liquidity pairs and trading options.
Institutions, market makers, and liquidity providers are expected to tap into the deep liquidity of the wXRP/RLUSD pair. Retail users will also gain access to lending markets, swaps, and yield opportunities without relying on unregulated third-party bridges.
Notably, the initial rollout includes Solana, Ethereum, Optimism, and HyperEVM, with additional chains planned.
This move serves multiple user groups:
Institutions: Market makers and LPs can provide deep liquidity, especially with the wXRP/RLUSD pair.
DeFi Protocols: Integration as collateral or liquidity across multi-chain environments.
Retail/Merchants: Use wXRP for swaps, lending,…
— Hex Trust (@Hex_Trust) December 12, 2025
Major Step for XRP’s Cross-Chain Future
Ripple notes that demand for using XRP in broader crypto applications has never been stronger. After more than 12 years as a premier payments asset, XRP is now gaining a regulated multichain presence through wXRP.
With wrapped XRP available on major chains, users and institutions can access cross-chain DeFi services while maintaining the ability to redeem wXRP 1:1 for native XRP.
Ripple SVP Markus Infanger added that wXRP aligns with Ripple’s growing stablecoin efforts. He confirmed that wXRP and RLUSD provide users with a regulated way to participate in next-generation DeFi.
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