Ripple Explores Native Staking to Boost XRP’s DeFi Utility, But Major Risks Remain

Ripple is evaluating whether native staking could be integrated into the XRP Ledger to expand XRP’s role in decentralized finance, while maintaining the protocol’s consensus stability. The discussion began after J. Ayo Akinyele, Head of Engineering at RippleX, published a detailed blog post outlining how staking might enhance long-term participation, network security and XRP utility […]