Flare co-founder Hugo Philion has confirmed that the team is exploring a LayerZero Decentralized Verifier Network.
Summary
- Flare is exploring a LayerZero DVN, but Philion has not confirmed FXRP support for Cardano.
- A Flare-operated verifier could authenticate cross-chain messages while applications choose their required security configuration independently.
- FXRP already supports XRP-based lending, vaults and liquidity across Flare’s expanding decentralized finance ecosystem.
His remarks followed a community proposal involving FXRP and the Cardano ecosystem. Philion did not confirm that Flare plans to bring FXRP to Cardano. The discussion remains at an early stage, with no launch date, technical plan or formal partnership announced.
Flare examines a LayerZero verifier network
An XRP community member suggested that Flare create an official LayerZero DVN. The user argued that the infrastructure could support a secure route for FXRP to reach Cardano-based applications.
“Can’t comment on whether FXRP will go to Cardano,” Philion said.
He added that Flare was “actively exploring” the DVN proposal. His statement confirms work around verifier infrastructure, but it does not establish that FXRP will launch on Cardano.
LayerZero DVNs independently verify messages moving between supported blockchains. Applications can select the verifier networks they trust and set the number of approvals required before completing a cross-chain action.
FXRP could extend XRP use beyond Flare
FXRP represents XRP within Flare’s smart-contract ecosystem. Users can mint it against XRP and deploy it across lending markets, liquidity pools, vaults and other decentralized finance services.
Flare activated FXRP on its mainnet in September 2025. Its supply later passed 100 million tokens, with much of the capital used across staking, lending and structured yield products.
Bringing FXRP to another ecosystem would require technical support on both sides. LayerZero documentation states that a selected DVN must operate on the source and destination chains before it can verify a pathway.
Cardano support therefore remains uncertain. Neither Flare nor Cardano has announced an integration, and Philion’s post did not confirm that LayerZero currently provides the required Cardano route.
Philion calls for wider blockchain cooperation
Philion’s comments followed earlier public disputes with Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson over Bitcoin and XRP interoperability. The two executives previously disagreed over whether networks should build separate bridging systems or use shared infrastructure.
In his latest post, Philion welcomed Hoskinson’s renewed industry activity. He said the sector benefits from the presence of Hoskinson, Cardano and the Midnight privacy network.
Philion also argued that Cardano could use existing assets such as FXRP and FBTC through LayerZero instead of creating separate versions. That proposal reflects his preferred approach but does not represent an agreement between the projects.
As crypto.news reported, Flare integrated LayerZero V2 in 2024, connecting the network to dozens of blockchain ecosystems. At the time, Philion said Flare could eventually operate as a DVN and support cross-chain markets involving assets such as XRP and Bitcoin.
The latest remarks bring that earlier plan back into focus. However, FXRP-on-Cardano remains speculation until Flare, Cardano or LayerZero publishes a formal deployment plan.
