XRP Holders Turn to Lending Amid Lack of Native Staking Rewards
XRP does not support native staking, unlike other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum and Solana. However, XRP holders can explore lending options through platforms like LendProtocol to earn a fixed 12% APR with daily payouts and no lock-up.
The XRP Ledger uses a non-staking consensus model called Federated Byzantine Agreement (fBFT), where trusted validators agree on transactions without locking any tokens. Validators earn nothing, and holding XRP earns nothing.
LendProtocol is a fixed-rate lending platform that offers 12% APR on XRP and RLUSD deposits with daily payouts and no lock-up. The platform assumes the risk if a borrower defaults, and depositors are fully insulated from default risk.