• An important turning point for institutional adoption in the quickly growing Flare ecosystem is this definitive agreement.
  • This is a big confirmation of the utility of the XRP ecosystem for institutional treasury management and the first major implementation of VivoPower’s new business strategy.

A definitive collaboration with Flare to produce yield on its digital assets was announced today by VivoPower (NASDAQ: VVPR), a publicly traded firm that focuses on a treasury strategy that is centered upon XRP. Under the arrangement, VivoPower’s XRP holdings will be deployed via a scalable infrastructure, starting with a benchmarked first phase of US$100 million. This is a big confirmation of the utility of the XRP ecosystem for institutional treasury management and the first major implementation of VivoPower’s new business strategy.

An important turning point for institutional adoption in the quickly growing Flare ecosystem is this definitive agreement. With partners like Uphold , a worldwide digital asset platform that serves over 10 million customers and has around US$7 billion in assets under reserve, the network has already shown considerable momentum in the retail industry. As the first significant treasury management use case on the network, VivoPower’s commitment now serves as the ecosystem’s vital institutional validation.

Through this collaboration, Flare’s FAssets system receives its first institutional-scale validation, solidifying its position as the crucial programmable utility layer for the XRP ecosystem. The approach is intended to be regenerative: VivoPower will create a continually compounding and capital-efficient treasury by generating yield via Flare protocols like Firelight and reinvesting that income straight back into its core XRP holdings.

Kevin Chin, Executive Chairman and CEO of VivoPower, said:

“It’s no longer enough to simply hold XRP; the duty to our shareholders is to make it productive. This landmark partnership with Flare does precisely that—it puts our treasury to work. We are building a virtuous cycle: generating yield and using it to systematically increase our core XRP position, creating a perpetually compounding engine for shareholder value. Adopting Ripple’s RLUSD is a cornerstone of this strategy, providing the stability and compliance this next-generation treasury demands.”

Hugo Philion, Co-Founder of Flare, said:

“While the XRP Ledger (XRPL) is the proven standard for settlement, a new layer of utility is required to unlock the full potential of digital assets. We engineered Flare as the blockchain for data to be that layer, with enshrined protocols to securely access information from other chains and the real world.

“Our FAssets system is a direct application of that core technology. It is more than just a bridge; it’s a gateway that allows institutions to bring assets like XRP into programmable DeFi environments to generate yield, all while retaining their fundamental security. What VivoPower is pioneering today is an open invitation for all institutions to build on this new utility layer.”

XRPFi: The Standard for Institutional-Grade Digital Finance

The XRPFi standard, a vital development of DeFi designed especially to meet the needs of institutional treasury management, is pioneered by this collaboration. This model’s emphasis on three fundamental principals—asset-backed security, consistent regulatory certainty, and sustainably produced yield—defines it.

Only the distinct advantages of the XRP asset and the established track record of its underlying ledger may serve as the foundation for such a standard. The only natural basis for the next generation of tokenized, real-world assets is the XRPL, which Ripple introduced in 2012 and has been tried and trusted as the backbone of enterprise-grade finance for more than ten years.

Because of its distinct position in the market, VivoPower made a calculated choice in choosing XRP as its primary reserve asset. Among digital assets, XRP provides a degree of efficiency and regulatory clarity that is crucial for the treasury of a publicly traded firm. It is the obvious option for a forward-looking financial strategy because to its proven track record and architecture’s compatibility with tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). VivoPower will use Ripple’s upcoming RLUSD stablecoin as its main cash-equivalent reserve in order to solidify this ecosystem-first strategy and guarantee stability and compliance across its whole digital treasury.

Flare: The Institutional-Grade Bridge for XRP Utility

After a thorough assessment of Flare’s technology, which acts as a safe, institutional-grade link between XRP and the DeFi ecosystem, VivoPower chose it. A key component of this is Flare’s FAssets system, a non-custodial protocol that maintains XRP’s inherent security paradigm while allowing its usage in smart contract applications.

The larger ecosystem of Flare has a high level of institutional activity preparedness. There are protocols in place that are crucial to this approach, such the yield-generating Firelight protocol. The introduction of the USDT0 stablecoin, which generated approximately US$90 million in additional Total Value Locked (TVL), recently shown the network’s capacity to draw significant liquidity. This strong infrastructure supports Flare’s function as an additional, programmable utility layer designed to expand XRP’s reach into yield-generating, compliant finance, rather than as a substitute for XRPL.

Backed by Global Financial Leaders and XRP Ecosystem Veterans

His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Talal Al Saud of Saudi Arabia is among a group of international shareholders that support VivoPower’s strategic shift to an XRP-centric treasury. This support shows a strong belief in the XRP asset’s long-term institutional importance.

Former top executives from Ripple in Asia, who have unmatched ecosystem understanding, operationally direct the approach. VivoPower will use ecosystem activation initiatives and focused institutional collaborations to expand its involvement with Flare.

The XRP ecosystem has entered a new stage of maturity, characterized by product-market fit, compliance yield, and sustainable infrastructure, thanks to the combination of a bold strategy, substantial financial support, and extensive industry knowledge.

VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) is strategically changing to become the first digital asset company in the world with an emphasis on XRP. As part of a diversified digital treasury strategy, the company’s new focus is on the purchase, management, and long-term holding of XRP digital assets. VivoPower hopes that this change would help the XRP Ledger (XRPL) expand and become more useful by facilitating real-world blockchain applications and decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure.

VivoPower was first established in 2014 and has been listed on the Nasdaq since 2016. The company has operations in the UK, Australia, North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Tembo and Caret Digital are the two business divisions of VivoPower, an award-winning worldwide sustainable energy solutions B Corporation. In addition to ancillary financing, charging, battery, and microgrid solutions, Tembo specializes in electric solutions for off-road and on-road tailored and ruggedized fleet applications. Caret Digital is a power-to-x business that specializes in digital asset mining and other top-tier applications for renewable energy.