Which network hosts XRP staking?

TLDR

XRP staking is currently offered via the Flare Network through the Firelight Protocol, which uses wrapped XRP to create a liquid staking token called stXRP on Flare DeFi Firelight announcement.

1. Flare-based staking uses FXRP and stXRP to enable yields for XRP holders CryptoPotato coverage.
2. Native staking is not part of the XRP Ledgers design; fees are burned and not paid to validators or stakers market analysis.

Deep Dive

1. Flare via Firelight

The active venue for XRP staking is the Flare Network, where Firelight introduced a two?phase mechanism: deposit XRP, mint stXRP (a 1:1 liquid ERC?20), then use staked capital to back on?chain cover and earn rewards linked to demand for DeFi protection Firelight announcement.

• Firelight positions stXRP across Flare DeFi (DEX swaps, collateral, LPs), then allocates staked XRP to underwrite a cover pool that pays out on qualifying exploits, with premiums funding rewards CryptoPotato coverage.
• The architecture relies on Flares FAssets/FXRP for bringing XRP on chain without centralized bridges, and audits noted by the team aim to reduce contract risk Firelight announcement.

2. Not Native to XRPL

XRP Ledger does not offer native staking. Its fee model burns small amounts of XRP per transaction and does not route fees to validators or stakers, so there is no built?in staking revenue stream for tokenholders market analysis.

• This is different from PoS chains like Ethereum or Solana that pay validators and stakers from inflation or fees; XRPLs consensus and fee burn design avoids that mechanism market analysis.
• Some exchanges market XRP staking in earn products, but those are venue?specific yield programs rather than network?level staking exchange update.

Conclusion

XRP staking today is a Flare?hosted DeFi construct (stXRP/FXRP via Firelight), not a native XRPL feature Firelight announcement. If you pursue it, focus on protocol security, bridge assumptions, and the sustainability of reward sources, since yields are driven by DeFi activity rather than XRP Ledger staking.