XRP Replies Diverge After Flare CEO Calls for More Token Utility

Replies to Flare Networks co-founder and CEO Hugo Philion’s call for more XRP utility reflected differing views about Ripple’s role, including whether the token’s future should remain tied to the company.

In a Nov. 8 post, Philion urged the XRP community to focus on practical uses for idle XRP rather than rely on Ripple’s leaders to deliver a price outcome. He called on holders to put the token to work and show prospective holders its uses.

One reply argued that XRP’s value should depend on Ripple, describing that connection as part of the premise buyers accepted. Another commenter questioned whether XRP could follow a more independent path without Ripple’s infrastructure and support. Other replies pointed to Ripple’s XRP holdings and argued that long-term success for digital assets depends on utility rather than speculation.

Philion’s Nov. 8 post also framed XRP’s value and public perception as independent of any single company’s decisions, as detailed in his call for more XRP utility. His earlier argument also highlighted Flare as a place to expand XRP’s uses. Flare’s FAssets system represents XRP on its network as FXRP, which can be redeemed for XRP through the FAssets process and used in supported decentralized finance applications. FXRP is distinct from XRP held on the XRP Ledger.

Philion’s Nov. 8 post provided no data linking increased activity on Flare to changes in XRP demand or price.